by Timi | Oct 8, 2023 | Assisted Death, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Disabilities
Mental health advocates and pro-life activists are expressing concerns over a possible expansion of Canada’s assisted suicide rules that would permit residents to seek fatal medical treatments even if they are not suffering from a fatal affliction. Canada first...
by Timi | Sep 26, 2023 | Chronic Illness, Company Culture, Employing People with Disabilities, Employment
Supporting people challenged by their mental health in the workplace is an essential aspect of employee well-being and overall organizational success. In recent years, employers have increasingly recognized the importance of the mental health of their employees...
by Timi | Aug 15, 2023 | Assisted Death, Assistive Devices, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Disabilities
Mental health advocates and pro-life activists are expressing concerns over a possible expansion of Canada’s assisted suicide rules that would permit residents to seek fatal medical treatments even if they are not suffering from a fatal affliction. Canada first...
by Trish Robichaud | Feb 22, 2016 | All, Attitudinal Barriers, Barriers, Chronic Illness, Education, Invisible Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Systemic Barriers, Types of Disabilities
Some disabilities are more obvious than others. Many are immediately apparent, especially if someone relies on a wheelchair or cane. But others — known as “invisible” disabilities — are not. People who live with them face particular challenges in the...
by Trish Robichaud | Aug 27, 2014 | All, Chronic Illness
Author: Dr Rob Laberts, LLC, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Dear Patients: You have it very hard, much harder than most people understand. Having sat for 16 years listening to the stories, seeing the tiredness in your eyes, hearing you try to describe the...
by Trish Robichaud | Jul 26, 2013 | All, Chronic Illness, Mental Health Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Resources/Tools, Types of Disabilities
Article by Carol Jaquith The onset of any serious illness can be like a tidal wave. When illness turns chronic, it can threaten to overwhelm you with wave after wave of loss and grief. . Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, in her book On Death and Dying, and in her work with...
