Blog
The Palliacco Effect blog aims to inspire solidarity and community engagement. It addresses themes that are at the heart of our mission — palliative care, caregiving, cancer and home support — while highlighting committed people and inspiring life paths.
Home care: “If I had known, I would have done this earlier!”
2 March 2026
With an aging population and health costs constantly rising, home care, including end-of-life care, seems increasingly like both a humane and realistic solution. But why do so many people hesitate to ask for this service?
Home care, how does it work?
2 March 2026
When a person’s routine is disrupted and independence declines, some important questions arise. How can a person preserve quality of life without having to leave their home? And can one remain at home without becoming a burden to loved ones?
One Last Trek
2 February 2026
Have you ever had the impression that it takes a brush with death to make one appreciate life?
Isabelle Lavallée, 54 years old, from Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, knows this feeling well.
In the spring of 2025, she learned that her colon cancer was progressing -– yet again. It was not the first time she received such news. She had confronted this illness three times before and thought she had beat it.
When Solidarity Eases Suffering: Audrey’s Testimony
15 January 2026
When Audrey Bouchard, a nurse from Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, learned that her husband, Simon, had contacted Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), her life and that of her family were profoundly shaken.
A Last Breath of Love: A Story of Medical Assistance in Dying
3 December 2025
How do you deal with the loss of a loved one who, by choice, has scheduled her own death?
Wanting to give back… after restoring herself
3 November 2025
It was in 2011, on a ski hill, that Jo-Ann's destiny took an unexpected turn. A violent fall caused her significant internal injuries. The recovery was long and difficult, and it profoundly changed the family dynamic with her husband and their three children.
Palliacco Mont-Tremblant
Administrative office
and service point.
2280 Labelle Street
Mont-Tremblant (Quebec)
J8E 1T8
Phone number: 819 717-9646
Toll-free line: 1 855 717-9646
Palliacco Sainte-Agathe-des-monts
Service point
24 Sainte-Agathe Street
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (Quebec)
J8C 2J4
Phone number: 819 717-9646
Toll-free line: 1 855 717-9646
Palliacco Saint-Sauveur
Service point
19-D, de la Gare
Saint-Sauveur (Quebec)
J0R 1R0
Phone number: 819 717-9646
Toll-free line: 1 855 717-9646