Our Last Meeting - Lynn Robson - Dying with Dignity

Chair for the day Bernie, welcomed guest speaker Lynn, and guests Elaine, Yvonne and Sally

 

The International Toast was proposed by Jim to Rotary Club of Osaka, in District 2660 in Japan

Genta is there now

 

Thanks for the photos Dave

 

President Jim delivered his report

 

Jim introduced his “old friend“ of 10 years, Lynn Robson.

 

Her previous life involve working with our Sergeant Richard at Woodford
On the “right side“
Teaching/community service - seven prisons
Since retirement she has been working with Dying with Dignity

It's been legal for a few years now.
Some gaps in the information
DWD has existed for 45 years as a not for profit.
Getting complicated now. I think it was first approved in the ACT and NT but something happened in 2023, and then I’ve got an arrow going up, and it says moving slowly.

 

Advanced Healthcare Directive- 5%
Statement of Choice…

 

2021 September to QLD Parliament approved 61 to 30.
V.A.D in Qld, doctors can raise.
Religious institutions – doctors must be admitted.

 

Operational safety, guide training …
Safeguards

Advanced condition with less than 12 months to live.
Physiological help for relatives, six month report

338 kits supplied
245 died
56% male
49% female
78% cancer

Two doctors involved
Three requests

 

It is not revealed on death certificates – death is put down to the imminent illness which would cause death.
Community carriage laws are complicated
Not allowed through post or via telehealth.
Not “suicide“

 

Advanced Care Directive.
Three Things which happened too quickly of me to write down
Then you upload it to Queensland Health.

 

A statement of choice is not a legal document, but it has similar objectives

 

Deborah and Elaine asked questions
Richard talked about his experience with his Father-in-law.
Statement of Choice – Caxton St Legal Service.
Discuss with the family as it can be overridden.
Australian Oregon Donation Register – no age limit.

Voluntary Assisted Dying in aged care – Faith based places must provide information.

 

Dying with dignity, Facebook page and website.
QBADS - 1800 431371.

 

Question from Bob about insurance implications – I think that as the death certificate states the illness you are ok.
Elaine – 270 doctors in training.
Must be culturally appropriate.
Stephen asked how long it took – from ten minutes to eight hours.

 

Jim and Bernie thanked Lynn for the talk (even though it opened a “a can of worms“)

 

 

Directors.
Deborah - about the ROMAC Trivia Night.

 

Pam reported that Merv is now back at home with Anne -  no visitors please due to infection concerns

Bob -  Youth

RUSCCF (Rotary and the University of the Sunshine Coast Community Fund) now has Zoom meetings.
Nine youth programs in Rotary the ones we have selected are RYPEN, RYTS (new) and NYSF - and no, I'm not going to write those out in full - Look them up - you may be tested by the Sergeant

 

Visit schools?

 

Roger forewarned us that a new ClubRunner is on the horizon
I’m guessing we all missed the the “new vision for ClubRunner and outline our roadmap for the journey ahead” presentation, but I am sure we will be looking forward to more, ahead of it’s headache free rolling out in late 2024.

 

Sgt Richard fined Renae  - she failed to escape the “evidence“

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He also told us that “men shouldn’t criticise their wife’s choices“ - they are one of them

 

What do you get from a cranky cow? - Sour milk.

 

Two walls on a building site – “let’s meet in the corner and get plastered”.

Bernie thanked all the Meeting participants.

“We need new members, and ideas for next week"