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Her Last Project, Winnipeg (daytime)
Transplant Manitoba – Gift of Life, in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Shared Health, is pleased to present Her Last Project.
When and where
Date and time
Wed, Nov 20, 2019 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CST
Location
Basic Medical Sciences - University of Manitoba - Frederic Gaspard Theatre 745 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada
About this event
This documentary follows the extraordinary journey of Dr. Shelly Sarwal, a physician from Halifax, Nova Scotia living with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), an incurable condition that affects the body’s involuntary functions, including blood pressure, breathing, bladder function and muscle control. The condition will eventually lead to death.
Dr. Sarwal chose Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) and included her wish to be an organ donor. As the first person in Nova Scotia to experience this medical journey, she dedicated the time she had left on this earth to educate health professionals and the general public about being in control of your death and creating a meaningful legacy through organ donation.
After the screening, stay for an expert panel including Gift of Life and Manitoba’s MAID team members.
For information, please call 204-787-2404.