Italian

Traditions, Rituals and Spirituality
Care for the Patient and Family

Rosanna

Rosanna De Rango is the social work practice leader at Villa Colombo Services for Seniors in Toronto, Ontario. She is originally from Italy.

Courage and suffering

Rosanna speaks about strength that comes with aging. (02:21)

Italian - Traditions, Rituals and Spirituality

Afraid to die (01:52)
Accepting death (00:48)
The priest is bad luck (01:09)
The importance of religion (01:27)
Don't talk about it (00:58)
How it used to be (00:55)
Cultural awareness (00:47)
Caring versus curing (02:10)
History, technology and accepting death (02:31)
Resisting palliative care (02:50)
Faith-based decisions (02:25)
Palliative care: A new concept (01:19)
There must be food (02:19)
Changing expectations (01:56)
Difficult conversations (01:57)
The comfort of belief (01:44)
Human kindness (02:49)
The importance of surroundings (01:36)
Grieving the Italian way (01:20)
Mind over matter (01:53)
Speaking the devil's name (01:18)
Cultural expectations (01:38)
Finding comfort (01:19)
Italian voices: Traditions and beliefs (05:06)

Italian - Care for the Patient and Family

It's important to prepare (03:19)
The importance of religion (01:27)
History, technology and accepting death (02:31)
When home care isn't enough (00:53)
Accepting and planning for death (01:41)
What is reasonable treatment? (01:37)
Comfort care (01:29)
A good death (02:22)
Sharing information (03:04)
There must be food (02:19)
Changing expectations (01:56)
Important conversations (02:08)
A family matter (01:55)
Comforting the dying (01:28)
The importance of surroundings (01:36)
No regrets (01:55)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (05:26)
Italian voices: A good death (03:19)

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