Living and Dying with Dignity: Lessons from Older Adults
Disclaimer
The intent of this video is for clinician training and not public use.
Document Type
Restricted Video
Publication Date
2024
Keywords
older adults, personal reflections, death, dying, lived experience
Description
Anjail is an older adult who shares her insights about death and dying as well as her role as a care partner.
Sheridan Research
Generator at Sheridan
Running Tme/Duration
28:33
Time Stamps
0:00:16
From Birth to Death:
Talking about death and dying in modern society (avoidance)
0:04:17
Death Should be Talked About:
Talking about death with family. How death acceptance changes as you age.
0:06:44
Journey to the End of Life:
Sudden death versus prolonged death. Reflections on the journey we travel before we die
0:08:05
Dignity & Dying:
Fear of loss of dignity and independence at end of life.
0:09:36
Receiving Care Near End-of-Life… they don’t know what side I sleep on:
A different perspective of being cared for… balancing gratitude, personal preference, and loss of agency.
0:12:45
The Right to Choose an Ending:
Medical Assistance in Dying and the right to death. The desire to not be a physical and financial burden.
0:15:36
The Journey Ahead:
The fear of living too long and losing ones dignity.
0:16:05
Cultural Differences: Community and the State:
Death rituals in individualistic vs. communal cultures.
0:19:32
End-of-Life Care as a Liability: Commodification of death, care as a economic and legal entity.
Copyright
© Karen Slonim
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
SOURCE Citation
Slonim, Karen, "Death and Dying Narratives – Including Community Members Voices in Clinician Training - Anjail" (2024). Living and Dying with Dignity: Lessons from Older Adults. 4.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/patient-voices/4
Comments
Members of the community were invited to share their personal reflections on death and dying. We met briefly before recording their insights, but no interview guide was provided. We are grateful for their openness, sharing, and honesty. What follows are their perceptions born from a wealth of lived experience and knowledge. Please enjoy and reflect.