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The Tea Dance – A Cree Bereavement Practice

January 17, 2019 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Tammy Bruno, RN, BN, MN student I am a home care nurse manager from the Samson Cree Nation, located in Maskwacis Alberta (pronounced Musk-wah-chees), on Treaty 6 territory. I am a single mother of three boys and I have returned to graduate school to complete the Nurse Practitioner Family and All Ages program. I hope… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: bereavement, Cree, First Nations, Maskwacis, ritual

Grief is a Funny Thing

May 10, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

Grief is a funny thing. Although you can anticipate grief at times, you never really know when a wave of grief will hit. The April 6, 2018 Humboldt Saskatchewan bus/truck collision has no doubt caused a great deal of grief, and not just for those who lost a loved one or had a loved one… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: grief

Sacred Aromas & Essential Oils for End-of-Life Care

March 8, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

The memory of the scent of the disinfectant squirt on my hands I used prior to entering my client’s hospice room still permeates my nostrils weeks later. If that is what lingers for me, what do the dying smell on their last few days? Our sense of smell is linked to the limbic system which… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: comfort, death, death and dying, end of life, end of life care

Grief Yoga

February 23, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

AHPCA’s series on complementary therapies and palliative care continues today with an article from Clarissa Maitri Snyder, a yoga teacher. What is Grief Yoga? Grief yoga teaches one to be open, present and accepting to what is happening within them at the moment. It uses simple yoga practices to transform one’s grieving mind and body…. [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe...... Tagged With: bereavement, coping, grief, grieving

Therapeutic Touch® in End-of-Life Care

February 1, 2018 Posted By AHPCA Trenerry-Harker

In the past, AHPCA ran a series of blog posts on complementary therapies and palliative care. The first was on the power of music at the end of life, the second was on the role of art therapy in palliative care, and a final post on the comforting touch of palliative massage therapy. Our series… [More…]

Filed Under: It's About LIfe......, Uncategorized Tagged With: complementary therapy, therapeutic touch

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AHPCA Roadshow 2019

Locations for this coming year...

Red Deer
Tuesday April 30, 2019

Canmore
Friday May 10, 2019

Peace River
Wednesday May 15, 2019

Stoney Plain
Friday May 24, 2019

Brooks
Tuesday June 4, 2019

It’s About Life…(AHPCA Blog)

The Tea Dance – A Cree Bereavement Practice

Grief is a Funny Thing

Sacred Aromas & Essential Oils for End-of-Life Care

Grief Yoga

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Have you watched the Academy Award-nominated film "End Game" yet? The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. It's on Netflix! ow.ly/1k6e50lLUHg ... See MoreSee Less

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Save the date Airdrie and get your team together! The annual Hike for Hospice will happen on Sat May 11, followed by a BBQ and music. Rain or shine - walk, jog, run or skip! ow.ly/keoD50lM71r ... See MoreSee Less

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