Hospice Northwest supports families with kits for grieving children
In 2024 Hospice Northwest Services secured Kindred Foundation funding to provide 100 free grief kits for families with a child facing a palliative diagnosis. Kits include a fleece blanket and fabric markers for a memory blanket, plus resources on grief support and HUUG services to help children cope before and after a loved one’s death.
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Hospice Northwest offers grief family kits across Northwest region
A monthly Healthstyle column describes free family grief kits with books, a stress ball, a journal and HUUG pamphlet aimed at children. Kits cover Thunder Bay and Terrace Bay Schreiber Marathon Manitouwadge Nipigon Geraldton Longlac regions, with outreach to schools and workplaces.
Rethinking knee and hip surgery options
A physician guiding column urges weighing non surgical options before joint replacements. It notes weight loss, physiotherapy, mobility aids, footwear, and anti inflammatory strategies as first steps. When surgery is right, hip replacements show high satisfaction and quicker recovery, while knee outcomes vary and risks exist. It highlights alternatives like unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and emerging therapies such as genicular embolization and stem cell trials. It cautions informed decision making and asks readers to seek balanced care before proceeding.
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Atlantic
Germany
Canada
Switzerland
Ben Franklin
Health leaders among appointees joining Order of Canada
Ottawa announces 83 new Order of Canada appointments led by Chief of Staff designate Marc André Blanchard and health figures Dr Theresa Tam and Dr Bonnie Henry. The list highlights public health leaders, politicians like John Manley, writers Miriam Toews, and others across medicine science arts and governance.
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Order of Canada
Mary Simon
Marc-André Blanchard
Mark Carney
Blanchard
Canada
United Nations
Theresa Tam
Tam
Bonnie Henry
British Columbia
Finance
John Manley
Order
Maureen McTeer
McTeer
Joe Clark
Faculty of Common Law
University of Ottawa
Miriam Toews
Bruce Anderson
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Chronicle-Journal
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Docgiff.com
the Doctor
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Stephen White
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