Chinese

Lawrence

Lawrence Cheung moved to Canada from China as a teenager. He is a spiritual health practitioner on the palliative care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver.

Advance care planning

Lawrence discusses overcoming Chinese reluctance to plan for end of life. (01:54)

Chinese - Care for the Patient and Family

My end-of-life wishes (01:57)
Keeping loved ones away from the hospice (00:53)
Hanging on at all costs (01:07)
Over-feeding those we love (01:38)
Talking about death makes it happen (01:06)
A good death (01:24)
Family meetings (00:52)
Healing versus curing (02:10)
Keep an open mind (01:34)
Palliative care improves life (01:53)
Choosing not to die at home (00:38)
Food matters (01:06)
What water symbolizes (00:47)
Explaining palliative care (02:26)
The truth about hospice care (02:37)
Why not homecare support? (01:39)
Tips on discussing advance care planning (01:57)
Pain, suffering and DNR (01:46)
Understanding pain medications (02:00)
When food no longer helps (01:42)
What can I eat? (01:25)
When family is far away (02:12)
Language challenges (02:14)
My dad's experience with palliative care (01:31)
Speaking with my parents about an end-of-life plan (01:31)
Is cancer contagious? (01:46)
Tradition and generation gaps (01:35)
Helping my mom (02:09)
What makes a good death (00:56)
Advanced care planning is a gift (00:58)
Wanting to die at home (01:27)
No burdens for family (00:31)
Talk to the whole family (01:13)
Chinese voices: Looking after the patient and family (12:00)
Chinese voices: A good death: conversations that bring closure (18:15)

Chinese - Talking About Illness

Over-feeding those we love (01:38)
Family meetings (00:52)
Keep an open mind (01:34)
Palliative care improves life (01:53)
Food matters (01:06)
The meaning of food and water (02:32)
Protection from the truth (01:50)
Be patient, then listen (01:06)
I don't want to talk about it (00:48)
Explaining palliative care (02:26)
The truth about hospice care (02:37)
Why not homecare support? (01:39)
Tips on discussing advance care planning (01:57)
Pain, suffering and DNR (01:46)
Don't postpone family visits (01:10)
When food no longer helps (01:42)
What can I eat? (01:25)
Thinking about dying (01:00)
It's ok to cry (01:19)
Living for this moment (01:23)
Language challenges (02:14)
I don't want to be a burden (02:16)
Speaking with my parents about an end-of-life plan (01:31)
Translators and counsellors (01:53)
Superstitions around death (02:24)
Privacy about diagnosis (00:51)
Nurses are important (01:01)
Should we tell him he is dying? (02:41)
Adapting to different families (01:03)
Telling my dad (01:29)
Helping families understand (01:16)
We don't talk about death (02:00)
Talk to the whole family (01:13)
Do secrets protect us? (01:40)
Chinese voices: A good death: conversations that bring closure (18:15)

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