Italian

Pina

Pina Gidaro's husband, Al, was diagnosed with leukemia at age 47. He died 10 years later. She lives near Toronto, Ontario.

Mind over matter

Pina speaks about maintaining hope. (01:53)

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)
Courage and suffering (02:21)
The comfort of belief (01:44)
Human kindness (02:49)
The importance of surroundings (01:36)
Grieving the Italian way (01:20)
Speaking the devil's name (01:18)
Cultural expectations (01:38)
Finding comfort (01:19)
Italian voices: Traditions and beliefs (05:06)

Italian - Expectations of Care

Caring versus curing (02:10)
Resisting palliative care (02:50)
What is reasonable treatment? (01:37)
Palliative care: A new concept (01:19)
Difficult conversations (01:57)
Cultural expectations (01:38)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (05:26)
Italian voices: A good death (03:19)

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