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Accompanying a loved one through their final days is an experience of rare intensity.<\/p>

Beyond the care provided to the person who is ill, this period profoundly affects family caregivers, who often carry a significant emotional, physical, family, and sometimes financial burden.<\/p>

At Aux trois sentiers<\/b>, we see every day how central family caregivers are to end-of-life support\u2014and how this experience does not end at the moment of death. What is lived in the days leading up to death, the quality of support received, the space given to the caregiver\u2019s own needs, and the continuity of support after the loss can all leave a lasting imprint on the grieving process.<\/p>

That is why we are very pleased to announce that the Foundation of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des m\u00e9decins sp\u00e9cialistes du Qu\u00e9bec (FMSQ)<\/a> is providing financial support to Aux trois sentiers for an action research project dedicated to family caregivers.<\/p>

For Dr. Caroline Ouellet, anesthesiologist-intensivist at the CHUM and president-founder of our organization, this project responds to a clinical and human need that has become impossible to ignore:
\u201cFor far too long, family caregivers have been expected to take on the role of caregiver, especially when end-of-life takes place outside the hospital. Yet being a family caregiver at end of life is a role in itself\u2014one that we must better understand in order to facilitate both end-of-life support and the grieving period that follows. This research project adds another stone to the foundation of the best possible support we must offer them, far beyond traditional medicine, during a moment of great vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>

Understanding Needs at a Critical Time<\/b><\/p>

This action research project seeks to better understand the needs of family caregivers during a particularly critical period:<\/p>