News & Updates
-
Canada’s health-care system favours the cradle and ignores the grave
Barabas Attila David Henderson and Susan MacDonald Special to The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:39AM EDT Last updated Thursday, May 26, 2016 1:28PM EDT David Henderson is the president…
-
Spring 2016 Newletter
Please Click on the image to download the newsletter. …
-
Wish List
At Emily’s House / PAC, in terms of donations, we primarily have a need for general operating funds to offer respite and palliative programs – to support children, mothers, individuals, caregivers and families at no cost to them. Occassionally, volunteers and donors contact us asking about specific and tangible…
-
NEWS RELEASE: CEO recognized for her leadership and vision in hospice palliative care
Wednesday, February 10, 2016: Rev. Rauni Salminen, the CEO of the Philip Aziz Centre and Emily’s House has been awarded the prestigious Member of Merit by the Order of St. Lazarus. Rev Salminen was awarded the honour because of her leadership and vision in hospice…
-
Canadians lack proper access to palliative care, study finds
Photo credit: Canadian Cancer Society study finds gaps in the system and a lack of information on available care. (iStockphoto/iStockphoto) Thousands of Canadians are suffering unnecessarily each year because they do not have access…
-
Remember, WORLD AIDS Day 2015, December 1, 2015
Today people all around the world are celebrating WORLD AIDS Day. For most people living with HIV/AIDS, every day is “WORLD AIDS DAY”; this is especially true for people from certain populations. In Canada, it is estimated that 75,500 Canadians were/are living with…
-
Emily’s House Anniversary, featured in SickKids GFCC Annual Report 2014-2015
July 2015 marked the second anniversary of the opening of Emily’s House, a project of the Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care. The staff team at Emily’s House works in close partnership with the Paediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) at SickKids and…
-
“Odd Sock Ollie”
“Bringing Ollie to Emily's House was one of the hardest decisions of my life. When you are in the storm that is the beginning of the end of your child's life, every decision about their care just carries so much…
-
Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House, Annual Report 2014-2015
Thank you for your support of Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House this last year. Please check out our 2014 – 2015 Annual Report, which covers accomplishments, events, financials, and highlights from our volunteer and client services programs: Philip…
-
Arrow’s Stephen Amell, WWE’s Stardust Raise $150k For Emily’s House Toronto
Stephen Amell in the 'Amell vs. Stardust' shirt. Photo from Stephen Amell's Twitter When Arrow actor Stephen Amell and WWE superstar Neville defeated Stardust and King Barrett at the pro wrestling promotion's marquee Summerslam event on Aug. 23, it…
-
Music Makes the World Go Round:
Music Therapy is available year-round for PAC Community Program and Emily’s House Children’s Program Clients Philip Aziz Centre (PAC) community and Emily’s House children clients of all ages participate in our flourishing Music Therapy Program, where the primary goal is to…
-
Caregiving Heroes Make a Huge Difference in Other People’s Lives
Photo Credit: 12/5/13 LUCAS OLENIUK/Toronto Star Emily Yeskoo's life changed when she was eight years old. Once an active, outgoing child, she began to lose control of her physical movements, and her behaviour became erratic. Living overseas at the time, the family was…