Dear Editor:
RE: No letter of support for local hospice coming from Centre Wellington council, July 21.
Last week’s decision to not support writing a letter of support for a hospice in our community was shocking to me! Councillors McElwain, Kitras, Foster (abstained), and Van Leeuwen (abstained) voted against this motion.
It is unbelievable to me that they can not see the passion, wisdom and caring, and the need for a hospice in our community.
We have established a fantastic new hospital, and a long-term care facility, and surely this community should also have the ability to access a hospice in this area to allow for a peaceful transition.
I honestly feel to deny our community a hospice is wrong. Everyone of us will have loved ones and eventually ourselves to make decisions around as time passes.
Let’s support people at these difficult times with a hospice. Let’s let people make their own decisions in this traumatic time.
I urge these four councillors to reverse their votes and support writing a letter to the ministry of health. We need councillors with caring, knowledge and vision. Please bring this motion back on the floor and revisit your vote.
Every single person in this community will know or benefit from adding this to our health needs, in this area.
A special thank-you to the councillors and mayor who supported this motion, and also thank you so very much to Dr. Alan Simpson and Dr. Sarah Gower who have taken the lead to establish a hospice.
To the four councillors: please step up and support writing a letter in support of a hospice.
Brenda Chamberlain,
Elora