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How do you want to spend the end period of your life? |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Friday, 06 May 2011 |
My
dear old mum, in her late 80’s, bless her soul spent the last 3 years
of her life living what one could only consider to be “not a joyous
time”. Following a stroke she needed 24 hour care and it was necessary
to place her where she could get that care.
Many of us have differing ideas about how we want to live the final years of our life. Irrespective of our personal ideas, it is a good idea to find out all the facts.
A public forum to explore end-of-life issues will be held in Maroochydore on the 15th of May on 1st Floor, Horton Park Golf Club, Maroochydore at 2pm.
The forum aims to inform participants about the services which are available to our ageing population as their health fades, and about the legal authority they have to control what happens to them.
President of the Sunshine Coast Branch of Dying with Dignity Queensland, Alastair Henderson, announced that the forum would have 4 speakers who are experts in their field.
Those speakers are:
* Associate Professor Dr Rohan Vora, Oncologist from Palliative Care Queensland.
* Dr Louise Welch from Palliative Care Queensland, Sunshine Coast.
* Marshall Perron, former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and architect of the world first voluntary euthanasia legislation, The NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1996.
* Solicitor, Byron Cannon from Ferguson, Cannon Lawyers, Maroochydore, who will address legal matters surrounding end of life issues.
Mr Henderson said, ”There was understandably a high level of interest in end-of-life issues amongst coast residents. People are living longer and dying more slowly than ever before. Today they want to know the options they have as they approach their final years.”
The Sunshine Coast Branch of Dying with Dignity is affiliated with the national organization YourLastRight.com.
That organization strives for legislation to give suffering adults an option of control over the time of their death.
Further enquiries please phone: Alastair or June Henderson 07 54373627.
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