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Canadian Virtual Hospice | Portail palliatifs Colleen Young
Online Community Strategist
@colleen_young | @virtualhospice
Where do you find support & talk frankly about your reality, fears, loss?
When you think ahead, what worries you the most?
What we do
VirtualHospice.ca - a safe, welcoming place• Get answers to your questions• Find trusted information, developed by
experts• Connect you to a community of people
talking about the tough stuff• Support you & your family
Karalee Grant
• Diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2005 @19 yr
• Radiation Princess Margaret December, 2005
• Brain surgeryPrincess Margaret March, 2006
Karalee Grant
Ask a Professional• Ask confidential questions to health specialists:
physicians, clinical nurse specialists, psychosocial consultant, spiritual care adviser, ethicists, Elder
• You only need to provide an email address and a postal code.
• Timely responses to your confidential personal Virtual Hospice mailbox
Asked and Answered
• Searchable database of over 130 questions asked by Canadians and answered by the health team
• Wealth of information on common questions
• Helps to frame discussions on difficult issues
The Gallery
Discussion Forums a safe & welcoming space to talk with others travelling the same road.
Do you look for people to talk to online?
What’s the one thing you want your friends to know about how to relate to you?
If a friend was in your situation, what advice would you give their family about the best ways to be supportive?
• Visit the VirtualHospice.ca
• Share information about VirtualHospice.ca with your friends and family
• Tell your healthcare team and about VirtualHospice.ca
Karalee’s Mom asks you to
“The darkness never really goes away which is
the same with the light. It's an ever changing
dual awareness that ebbs and flows between
hope and reality.”Anna Craig
