"The thought that the lack of access to basic care is driving people to choose MAID is unspeakably awful. And it's not going to change any time soon. Unless it does." Which caused me to recall this quote I just came upon this week from the Talmud: "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. Do justly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
My Mom recently died from terminal cancer, we almost were considering MAID. I live in Montreal and even with Covid-19 we were shocked how good the system was at the later part of the journey. Not so good at the in-between part.
It's good to hear you had a good experience of the system for end of life care. The experience of the health care system can be so different depending on the circumstances and, as you mentioned, at different points in the "journey." It gives me hope that we can improve things so it's consistently supportive.
"The thought that the lack of access to basic care is driving people to choose MAID is unspeakably awful. And it's not going to change any time soon. Unless it does." Which caused me to recall this quote I just came upon this week from the Talmud: "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Love mercy now. Walk humbly now. Do justly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."
This is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it :)
My Mom recently died from terminal cancer, we almost were considering MAID. I live in Montreal and even with Covid-19 we were shocked how good the system was at the later part of the journey. Not so good at the in-between part.
Interesting topic!
It's good to hear you had a good experience of the system for end of life care. The experience of the health care system can be so different depending on the circumstances and, as you mentioned, at different points in the "journey." It gives me hope that we can improve things so it's consistently supportive.