Italian

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

Palliative care: A new concept

Rosanna describes traditional end-of-life care. (01:19)

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)
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)
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)

Caring versus curing (02:10)
Resisting palliative care (02:50)
What is reasonable treatment? (01:37)
Difficult conversations (01:57)
Mind over matter (01:53)
Cultural expectations (01:38)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (05:26)
Italian voices: A good death (03:19)