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Here’s what paediatric palliative care looks like … this National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day for children at Emily’s House. #palliativecarelookslike; #shortlivescantwait; #nationalchildrenshospicepalliativecareday; #canadianhospicepalliativecare; #CHPCA; #emilyshouse; #ChildrensHospice; #PediatricPalliativeCare; #philipazizcentre; #communityhospice; #palliativecare; #hospice; #hospicecare; #hospiceontario; #volunteering; #volunteertoronto…

National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day, October 8, 2026 The second Thursday in October marks National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day in Canada. On this day, CHPCA encourages governments, healthcare organizations, communities, and individuals to recognize the gaps in children’s hospice palliative care and take action to ensure every child…

Dallas (a 4-year-old Golden Doodle) and her handler, Christina, stopped by this afternoon to bring cheer to the Emily’s House kids in-house. She was extremely popular with the kids, and even balanced the shoe of our littlest client on her head! #therapydog; #therapydogvisit; #recreation; #medicalrespite; #emilyshouse;…

Thank you for your support of Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House this last year.  Please check out our Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Annual Report, which covers accomplishments, events, financials, highlights and impacts from our volunteer and client services programs, plus our fundraising champions and donors.   To…

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Today, we pause to remember the profound sorrow, loss, and injustices experienced by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples across our country. We honour those who have suffered and those whose lives and families have been forever affected…. #truth&reconciliation; #emilyshouse; #childrenshospice; #pediatricpalliative; #philipazizcentre; #communityhospice; #palliativecare; #hospice; #hospicecare; #hospiceontario; #volunteering; #volunteertoronto…

Thank you to everyone who came out for Hike for Hospice on Sunday. It was a beautiful day, packed with family activities, bouncy castles, soft serve ice cream, and connecting with our friends and families from across hospice communities: Emily’s House children’s hospice, Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care, Hospice…

Here’s a preview of this year’s t-shirts … AND a preview of the sunshine we have booked for Sunday! Special thanks to t-shirt sponsor @Artik Toronto. You always make us look good. Hike for Hospice – Sunday, Sept 27, 2026, 9:30 am – Preregister online: https://paceh.ca/2026-hike-for-hospice/…

(Republished with permission and knowing the outpouring of love from our social media community will encourage Lindsey’s heart). Emily, Emily… Emily Elizabeth Anne. In this photo here, you were in our house in Shanghai. Some people will recognize that familiar Foreign Service furniture. But Emily, seven years ago tonight was…

Are you counting your steps? You can get 3,900 to 4,200 steps in, AND contribute to building a more compassionate community, by Hiking for Hospice. Join us for a 3K walk, a family-friendly BBQ, a groovy live DJ, bouncy castle, kids party and more! We encourage folks to take it…

On World Alzheimer’s Day, we honour every Canadian living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Dementia can affect memory, communication, judgment and the ability to carry out everyday activities. Its effects extend beyond the person diagnosed. For families and caregivers, this can mean years of physical and emotional…

This month, we remember the special children we had the joy and privilege of caring for at Emily’s House, who brought so much light into the world around them. A memory of Jack and the words of his sister, Piper: “When I think about Jack, cancer is never the first…