Farewell to June…in April
Saturday, April 21st, 2007, while sensible folks sleptRemarkable Canadian activist and journalist June Callwood died last week, at the age of 82, of cancer. She wanted no “extraordinary measures”, or even treatment. Just let the disease take its course and awaited death with poise, humour, and wisdom.
CBC’s George Stroumboulopoulos (of The Hour) did an interview with her shortly before her death. It is “required viewing”. Moving, funny and — just wonderful. Please watch it, either the shorter version as aired on TV or (10:39), if you can spare the time, a somewhat longer version (16:35).
What a lady.