Well worth watching. The Canadians do good work.
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Kudos to Jessica Rookeward and Tamiah Bantum for the short film "The Weight of Home," about a family #caregiver and a family member living abroad as their mother's health worsens.
Note: The film description contains many spoilers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Po...
CW: #AnticipatoryGrief
#TissueAlert
Sometimes, you just need a full-blown sob session. Not just a solitary tear during a sappy film, but the kind of crying where you're gasping for breath. This compilation is an emotional rollercoaster. #EmotionalJourney #TissueAlert indecision.net/list/emotion...
Another episode from the Voices from VAD podcast dropped this week
Powerful stuff as usual
MND is a terrible way to go... Running into the brick wall of a religious neuro MND facility caused unnecessary time & suffering... Improvement is needed
⚠️ #TissueAlert
Kimberly 👇
omny.fm/shows/voices...
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Please share:
This broke me. Reminds me of my dad.
#FoxtrotDeltaTango
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrUnJCHF/
Hey Aussies, "Mayflies" expires from SBS in one week if you want to watch it.
It's a 2 part miniseries drama about a Scottish guy getting medical aid in dying in Switzerland.
It's worth watching but ⚠️ #TissueAlert
Hat Tip @thaddeuspope.bsky.social
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www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟳𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘆. 🐩❤️ #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #TissueAlert
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟳𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘆. 🐩❤️ #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #TissueAlert
"Voluntary assisted dying brings Sydney woman joy as she faces death"
Hilary's personal story from the ABC.
(Hat tip: Dying With Dignity - NSW)
⚠️ #TissueAlert
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Another episode (#13) of the excellent Voices from VAD podcast dropped today.
It features Dr Nick Carr, a stalwart of VAD in Victoria and a board member with DWD-Victoria.
⚠️ #TissueAlert
omny.fm/shows/voices...
YEY! 🌟 celeb red carpet fail alert! 🥴 Someone forgot to dodging those sharp suits and ended up with a dress-tearing incident! Swipe b/c u don't want to miss the embarrassment. #RedCarpetRiffle #TissueAlert Perfume for women: cutt.ly/mrRd3nMy
Via DWD-Victoria, here's a thought provoking article on possible improvements to VAD legislation. We need to keep having these conversations.
In particular: Get rid of the gag clause; & the ban on using telehealth for VAD consultations, + others.
⚠️ #TissueAlert
www.dwdv.org.au/vad-for-thos...
Well done and thank you Jules Kingma,
And Go Gentle Australia too.
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An Otherwise Ordinary Day by Amanda Le Rougetel is worth the read.
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Here's a powerful article from the Guardian on Julian Kingma and his book "The Power of Choice" (out now).
⚠️ #TissueAlert
(Hat tip: @endoflifecare.bsky.social )
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Rob Smyth moved to Queensland from the UK during the pandemic, with wife Tess & their two young sons.
Rob was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in Oct 2022.
Rob's life-ending VAD medication was administered on Aug 21, 2023.
Rob's story via his sister Liz 👇
(Keep going UK)
Curious about Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking?
It's a way for a terminally ill person to shorten their dying process.
This touching video shows the last few weeks of a German woman with heart failure.
vimeo.com/359407878
Legal in Oregon (and, I believe, all 50 states). #TissueAlert #VSED
Another powerful podcast episode has dropped today from the Voices from VAD Series.
👉 The VAD process explained by those on the front line, & issues faced.
Also mentioned: Gag clause, stigma, & lack of remuneration for clinicians doing VAD (no Medicare).
⚠️ #TissueAlert
omny.fm/shows/voices...
“Legacy is what imprint you leave on the world, and it transcends long after your death.”
—Kasey Altman
murdered by cancer at age 26, 2022
Dying Young on TikTok | My Life Online
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVeY...
#legacy
#TissueAlert, depending on how comfortable you are with serious illness.
From Canada:
‘We’re going to talk about death today – your death’: a doctor on what it’s like to end a life rather than extend one.
⚠️ #TissueAlert
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
A new podcast episode of "Voices from Voluntary Assisted Dying" dropped today.
Episode #8 tells the story of Eve and her Mum Marion.
⚠️ Caution - note EXPLICIT content warning ⚠️ #TissueAlert
omny.fm/shows/voices...
The latest podcast episode of "Voices from VAD" dropped today.
It tells the VAD journey of Rowan & his Mum Felicia.
NB: It also touches on the interaction of grand-kids (7 & 10) with their Grandma & her VAD journey. Note "EXPLICIT" label in show notes. #TissueAlert
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omny.fm/shows/voices...
I think a “tissue” warning is good and sums up the main emotions that people will probably feel. The lead in to the movie explains what people will see content wise. #TissueAlert works well ✅
We watched it too. Its well worth the time and the tissues.
We wondered how to succinctly warn people about the tissues. You captured it with #TissueAlert. Thanks for that. Hope you don't mind if we borrow it occasionally...
Why do people chose medical aid in dying?
Finally had a chance to watch this. Heartwarming, but #TissueAlert.
#MAiD #VAD #SkyDiving
Film poster for film joyride with two people sitting on a bench woman holding baby and young boy
If you’ve not watched this beautiful film with Olivia Coleman on #netflix you’re missing a treat #tissuealert
#joyride
It can be uncomfortable to think about what you mean to others, yet it’s a useful doorway into considering the lessons and memories you’ll leave in others’ hearts after you die.
What have your important people left in *your* heart? Here’s a way to approach that important task.
#legacy
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#TissueAlert #IfYouCanReadThisThankATeacher THIS is why teachers should be allowed to be creative and innovation and not just "teach to the…