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Jeannie, First Nations

Jeannie

Jeannie Simon was one of the first Indigenous Patient Navigators at Cancer Care Ontario and currently works at The Cancer Centre in Thunder Bay.

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  • My job can be emotionally difficult (1:30)
  • Working together to return a person to community (1:54)
  • When someone is dying the community helps out (1:13)
  • Oldest siblings often make care decisions (1:51)
  • The benefits of a hospice (1:29)
  • Traveling for care impacts families and care decisions (1:25)
  • Late diagnoses of people from remote communities (2:02)
  • Often patients from fly-in communities are Christian (1:46)
  • Family meetings and making care plans (1:31)
  • Escorts are often necessary, not just for Elders (1:31)
  • Responding to challenges of travelling for care from remote communities (1:56)
  • All the details can be overwhelming (1:05)
  • My role as an Indigenous Patient Navigator at the Cancer Centre (1:42)
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