I have been fortunate to share my experience as a speaker in palliative care by giving a lecture to graduate students in Bioethics at the University of Montreal.

Here are some of my thoughts I shared with them:

«In my career so far, I’ve had wonderful rewarding moments, winning the Granby festival as a singer-songwriter, being the opening act of many comedians and singers such as Charles Trenet, Gilbert Bécaud or Whitney Houston in Hong Kong. I had the chance to sing in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Paris, in Las Vegas in front of Michel Legrand or with Jean Lapointe, recently.
But I can say that never, never have I felt as useful as singing for people who will soon pass away. »

«What is striking too, when you get in touch with people in the last stages of their life is how much you are suddenly projected into the present, because that is ALL we have. Suddenly time stops and I get the great gift of the present; its magic, its intensity, its fullness, its food for the soul. I then find solace. »

«By singing in palliative care, I receive the grace to forget about myself, in all humility, to seek the best in me and offer it.
Leaving all the breathing room to the others makes you feel lighter.
Simply BEING, freeing yourself from always DOING and SHOWING UP, that also makes you feel lighter. »