Update: Woman Who Mistakenly Thought She had a Terminal Illness Meets Her Rescuers

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A Ladysmith artist who survived five hours in the frigid waters of the Salish Sea in late October and the rescuers who gave her a second chance at life were both struck with emotion as they met again in Ladysmith on Sunday.

 “They were absolutely amazing and so compassionate and it was just such a beautiful meeting – I totally remembered the faces of the two guys that pulled me out of the water, ” said Mya DeRyan.

Woman Tries To Kill Herself After Terminal Diagnosis Only To Find Out It Was Wrong

Times Colonist : Mya DeRyan,
after her incident

http://all-that-is-interesting.com/false-diagnosis-suicide

By Katie Serena

After receiving a terminal diagnosis, Mya DeRyan decided to end her life on her own terms -- but things didn't quite go as planned.

A Canadian woman has discovered a “new lease on life” after a close call with death.

Last month, Mya DeRyan was fished from the frigid waters off the coast of Vancouver, after jumping from the deck of a ferry.

Nurse found not guilty of manslaughter suspended by CNO

Janna Flynn, RN, CTV

A nurse found not guilty of manslaughter after removing a patient from life support in 2014 has been suspended by a disciplinary committee.

The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) suspended Joanna Flynn for five months for committing professional misconduct in March 2014.

Flynn had pleaded guilty to two charges of professional misconduct.... To read the rest of the article, click here.

Lamb Case Gives Feds Second Bite

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A B.C. Supreme Court justice has rejected a bid for a speedier trial in a constitutional challenge to the country's assisted dying law.

The B.C. Civil Liberties Association had asked the court to prevent the federal government from reintroducing evidence on issues that had already been decided in Carter v. Canada, the case that led to the legalization of assisted dying in Canada.

Lawyers with the BCCLA told reporters outside court that while the decision is unfortunate, they still expect the challenge to be successful.

"We succeeded in defeating the government's arguments in the Carter case and we will succeed in defeating them the second time around."

How Legalization of Doctor-Assisted Death 'Invites Coercion'

Radio Sputnik. The article as originally published can be viewed here.

Nearly 2,000 Canadians have taken their own lives with the help of doctors after the legalization of assisted suicide [and euthanasia] in the country. Apart from Canada, euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands, Belgium, Colombia and Luxembourg. Sputnik discussed the controversial law with Margaret Dore, an attorney standing against euthanasia legalization in the US.

Canada adopted a law permitting medically assisted suicide [and euthanasia in 2016] and since then doctor-assisted deaths have accounted for 1 percent of all deaths in the country.

In Oregon, Other Suicides Have Increased With Legalization of Assisted Suicide

By Margaret K. Dore, Esq.

Since the passage of Oregon’s law allowing physician-assisted suicide, other suicides in Oregon have steadily increased. This is consistent with a suicide contagion in which the legalization of physician-assisted suicides has encouraged other suicides. In Oregon, the financial and emotional impacts of suicide on family members and the broader community are devastating and long-lasting.[1]

Update: Saskatchewan nurse fined $26,000 for Facebook complaint about seniors' care

Carolyn Strom, RN

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/saskatchewan-nurse-fined-26000-for-facebook-complaint-about-seniors-care-418702653.html

SASKATOON - A nurse who was found guilty of professional misconduct for criticizing the quality of care her grandparents received has been fined $26,000 by the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association.

Carolyn Strom of Prince Albert, Sask., was brought before a disciplinary committee after posting comments on Facebook.

Strom said her grandfather spent a week in palliative care before he died, and both he and her grandmother had received ``sub-par care'' in a long-term care facility for many years.

Ontario nursing home at heart of murder case cited for 'medication incidents'

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ontario-nursing-home-at-heart-of-murder-case-cited-for-medication-incidents-1.3279889

Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press

Inspection reports show an Ontario long-term care home where a former nurse is accused of killing seven seniors was taken to task by the province for dozens of "medication incidents" just before it was ordered to stop admitting patients.

The recently released reports, which are dated Jan. 24, indicate there were 41 drug-related incidents at the Caressant Care nursing home in Woodstock, Ont., between early August and late December of last year.