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1. Healing Cycle Bike Club $4031  
2. Credit Valley Hospital $1740  
3. Via Ciclante $775  
4. Ryclif $200  
5. Mercedes-Benz Mississauga $200  
6. Framing Edge $100  
7. Kids4Kids $25  
8. Aardvark Design $25  
 
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1. Anna Barkhouse $2500  
2. Neil Campbell $1531  
3. Robert Boyko $760  
4. Brian Clewes $500  
5. George Dean $300  
6. Kelly Derlago $275  
7. Bob Sauls $230  
8. The Stopforth Family $225  
9. Cyrille Fopoussi $200  
10. Glenn Duncan $200  
 
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What is Palliative Care?

While there are different definitions of palliative care, the following one is a personal reflection of Dr. Fred Besik, a family physician with a palliative specialty at the Credit Valley Hospital:

“Palliative Care is a discipline that provides the path that leads to healing for the person that is afflicted with an incurable illness.  It nurtures the soul as it prepares for its journey to the Creator and it validates the life that has come to an end, celebrating its beauty and uniqueness. For the caregiver professional, it gives the opportunity for self-growth and a greater understanding and appreciation of one’s own connection to the uniqueness of being. It allows one’s own spirituality to blossom through introspection and self-awareness. It connects us all to the collective knowledge of being human.” 

Facets of Palliative Care

By Dr. Robert Boyko

Palliative Care provides comfort and support to patients and family living with a terminal illness in an environment that reflects the individual’s needs.  This may be in the home with Home Care or in a hospital/hospice setting when family and caregivers cannot provide quality care with outside help.

Palliative Care is provided by family, friends, and a Palliative Care Team consisting of doctors, nurses, social workers, spiritual counsellors, pharmacists, nutritionists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, personal support workers, and volunteers.

Palliative Care tries to meet the Physical, Emotional, Social, and Spiritual needs of both the patient and their family/significant others.  This can be illustrated with The Healing Cycle logo, where each figure represents a particular need and each arm has two points representing the patient and their loved ones.



Physical Needs

  • Pain management
  • Symptom control 
  • How to care for the person
  • Living arrangements

Emotional/Psychological Needs

  • Listening unconditionally to patient and family feelings
  • Showing respect and compassion
  • Management of depression
  • Bereavement support

Social Needs

  • Advice and assistance
  • Caregiver support
  • Disease information
  • Estate planning

Spiritual Needs

  • Belief or disbelief in God
  • Concerns about life-after-death
  • Encouraging inner spiritual strength
  • Funeral arrangements