Squamish is in dire need of a palliative care facility. People are dying of long-term diseases such as cancer in emergency rooms, or even, like my late husband Pete Austen, in the only available empty room at the hospital. This situation will not change without significant input from the community.
Pete recently died of cancer. Besides being a traveller and adventurer, he was an author several times over; details of his books can be found on the website PeterAusten.com. A celebration of his life will be held at the Clubhouse, the Executive Suites, on April 15 at 5 p.m. At this event, we’ll be selling copies of his books, with all proceeds going to the Squamish Hospice Society.
You can also donate to the Squamish Hospice Society on its website www.squamishhospice.com/donate or mail a cheque to: Squamish Hospice Society, 38140 Behrner Dr., Squamish BC V8B 0J3.
Another way you can help caregivers, people who are facing life-limiting illness or end of life and those experiencing grief is to join the Squamish Hospice Society on May 1 for the 9th Annual Hike for Hospice. You can join the event on Facebook: Hike for Hospice – Squamish 2016 or visit www.squamishhospice.com for more details .
The Squamish Hospice Society actively promotes compassionate care and support to improve the quality of life for people of all cultures with life-limiting illness, their loved ones and the bereaved throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.
We are hoping we can reach as broad an audience as possible with this fundraising effort, which impacts the whole community.
In the end, it will affect us all.
Kay Austen
Squamish
