Kathy Matusiak 6/5/25 Kathy Matusiak 6/5/25

Radio presentations, interviews, and more

Compassionate Community Care has been active in recent months—engaging in media interviews, promoting our ongoing programs, and continuing our vital efforts to support those who come to us in need.

This month, CCC director, Kathy Matusiak Costa and seniors calling program coordinator, Suzanne Lozinski were both interviewed by Christina Doyle of Radio Maria. For those who would like to listen to the interviews from the English program of Radio Maria, called Mariathon they are available here. Please share with friends and family to spread the word about this wonderful program and informative interview.

On Thursday, May 8th, 2025, our Community of Outreach: Connecting With Seniors Program Coordinator, Suzanne Lozinski recently spoke in Ottawa about the need for our services and work we continue to provide to Canadians here.

A wonderful summary of our ongoing programs and upcoming events may be found here, please share it widely with your contacts and friends.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

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CCC has had a number of calls on our helpline, 1-855-675-8749, which is free & confidential, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Through this line we provide advice, help, and support regarding euthanasia& assisted suicide prevention &/or end-of-life treatment issues. We wanted to share about some calls that we received through the helpline which bring hope for you, our supporters, especially into the final months of this year.

We got a call recently about a man, 95 y/o, who was diagnosed with throat cancer a few days ago and chose to die by MA*D, booked for to die on a Tuesday morning (within 5 days of diagnosis and hospital admission date).

His daughter-in-law called CCC. We spoke over the phone a few times, emailed her info and articles, shared our resources info/overview, texted throughout day. She shared it with her family, her husband and his sister — both the father's POAs.

She informed me her FIL has since changed his mind and was "confused" and decided he's more concerned about after death.

Her latest texts to me:

"Yes. But he was speaking more to me anyway about his lack of awareness of the state of his soul afterward, Separation from God, etc

And..

"I had given my husband information about Compassionate Care, a brochure or flyer, a week ago. He passed that on to his sister, and apparently she had been looking at the site on her own yesterday. She was pretty well prepared for today."

Once the doctors were told the patient decided against receiving MAiD, they wanted to do an assessment of his mental competency after he changed his mind. The family shared they did not need another evaluation for him having changed his mind.

This elderly man is currently in palliative care now back in his residence. The outcome is, because of CCC he is alive, along with his family’s presence and advocacy. We are grateful CCC exists and are ready to help.

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