Death Cafe Edmonton is a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. It is a safe place to get comfortable discussing all things death, while maybe eating something yummy and drinking something refreshing. It is not a grief support group or counselling session. Our objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with…

2020 is the year you break away from the 80% of Canadians who have not completed an end of life plan. 2020 is the year you become part of the 20% who are good to go! Each meetup I will facilitate a discussion on topics related to end of life planning, with the fervent wish…

Who can donate their organs? What is tissue donation? What are the bits that are donated and what happens with the rest? What does it take to donate your body to science? How do organ/tissue donation and body donation impact each other? In this session we will explore these and other questions, along with your…

A Green Sleeve is your Medical Passport. It holds important legal forms and information about your health and well-being wishes and your goals of care. In this workshop we will review why a green sleeve is important, explore what goes in it, and discuss how to use it effectively as an end of life/quality of…

Would you let a random person standing outside the department store go in and select your clothes for you? How about if they chose the food in your cupboards and what you’d be eating everyday? The type of soap and toothpaste you used? No? What about what kind of medical care you received? An Advance…