Formerly Bridge 4 You
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We strive to provide compassionate, lived-experience support and connection to people helping a loved one who is considering or planning for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) or those who are grieving a loss due to MAID.
Help Us Support Loved Ones Affected by Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
MAiD Family Support – Formerly Bridge 4 You
People will forget
what you said,
people will forget
what you did, but
people will never
forget how you
made them feel.
– Maya Angelou
What our community has to say
“I had consulted a psychologist for one appointment, most of which I spent trying to explain MAID. It was more than useless. Then I found your service: quick, informative, caring, understanding and empathetic.”
– Anonymous
“Being able to talk (write) with someone who has been through a similar experience and hear how he got through what has been for me the most trying experience of my life.”
– Anonymous
“Very quick contact, personally I felt very cared for by my contact. Comfortable sharing my experience with MAID and the loss of my husband and the feelings that went with the process.”
– Anonymous
“Listening to her experience with MAID and being able to draw on those experiences to ask questions. She was lovely, compassionate, and well spoken.”
– Anonymous
Our MAID Stories
Evie
I was stunned when my husband, who had multiple sclerosis and lung cancer, suddenly told us prior to ...
Susan
I have had several opportunities to support various family and friends through their end-of-life journeys. All were very ...
Dave B
My beloved wife died on the 1st of September 2020 via MAID. Annie was a passionate artist ...
Caroline
My husband Reid was such a kind, happy, optimistic man. I was drawn to him immediately. At the ...
Trish
As a hospital chaplain in Ontario, I had been privileged to support patients and their families through the ...
Marianne
I was not surprised when my mom announced to me, after first hearing about MAID, that, “If it ...
Amanda
In our family, we have always been very open about death and dying. We talked about it regularly, ...
Andrée
Five years ago, my daughter Kimberly chose Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) after a very long, painful battle ...
Nikki
My father chose MAID to end his suffering. He spent years having doctors seemingly doing their best to ...
Jasmin
My motivation to volunteer with MAID Family Support Society is quite personal. In April 2020, my mom took ...
Jule
In January 2018, my husband Wayne received his Alzheimer’s diagnosis from the Brain Health Center in Vancouver. Thus ...
Bev
My partner, Russ, passed away using MAID in April, 2022, after a diagnosis 7 weeks previously of pancreatic ...
Rebecca
During COVID, I became a caregiver to a dear friend during his final months with terminal brain cancer. ...
Sigrid
As soon as my husband Charles knew, several years ago, that he had Alzheimer’s, he let me know ...
Leah
My mom died from ovarian cancer in November 2018. My dad was incredibly strong and supportive and remained ...
Lorraine
My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in September 2020, and from the day of diagnosis ...
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