Advance Care Planning: an overview of the AHS Green Sleeve
Central Lions Seniors Association 11113 113 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaA 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…
Advance Care Planning: addressing health caring roles, rights, responsibilities
In this workshop we will review why an advance care plan is important, explore what goes in it, and discuss how to use it effectively as an end of life/quality of life planning tool. Contact the Somali Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton for more information and to register.
Death Literacy September Session: Power of Attorney
Denying we’re mortal isn’t useful and worrying about what-if’s is stressful. This virtual meetup group is for anyone who wants to take a simple, practical approach to planning for big changes in life, whether it’s aging, injury, illness, job loss, or death. Whether it's family emergency preparedness or end of life planning, we've got it…
Death Café
Join the discussion acknowledging our mutual mortality and become part of the global death positive movement! We provide a respectful, safe space for you to discuss whatever is on your mind about death and dying. Grab a cup of tea, curl up somewhere comfortable with your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone, and get ready to…
Building Resilience: how to handle whatever life throws at you
Central Lions Seniors Association 11113 113 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaChange, even good change, can be stressful, and navigating life’s little quirks can be an adventure. Wouldn’t it be nice to take that journey without freaking out, burning out, or just wanting to get out? In this workshop we’ll talk about how to equip ourselves with simple tools that will make the trip worth the…
Body, Organ, and Tissue Donation: how they’re connected
Central Lions Seniors Association 11113 113 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaWho can donate their organs? What is tissue donation? What does it take to donate your body to science? What happens to the left-over bits? How do organ/tissue donation and body donation impact each other? In this session we will explore these and other questions, along with your rights and responsibilities when it comes to…