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Palliative care education and support

Palliative care helps people live better in the face of a serious illness.

About Our Foundation

Robin and Joseph Kanarek founded the Kanarek Family

Foundation, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, in 2006 to honor the memory of their son, David, who lost his life to leukemia at the age of 15. The mission of the foundation, is to improve the quality of life for those effected by cancer and other serious, life threatening conditions through the promotion, education and integration of palliative and supportive care into all areas of healthcare.

Palliative care helps people live better with serious illness

Advocacy. Education. Empowerment.

Palliative care education for health care professionals
Learn about palliative care in Living Well with a Serious Illness by Robin Bennett Kanarek
Education for
Health Care Professionals

Despite the fact that palliative care is a recognized

medical specialty in the U.S., it remains unknown and largely misunderstood, even within the medical community.
KFF is working to change that. To learn more about its many accomplishments to date, click below.

Living Well with a Serious Illness

Learn more about palliative care
in Robin Bennett Kanarek’s new book.

David's Toy Closet provides pediatric patients an escape from the hospital experience
David's Toy Closet

Learn more about how KFF is helping Stamford and

Greenwich pediatric patients enjoy a momentary escape

from the hospital experience.

Robin Kanarek is a tireless advocate for palliative care
Presentations

Robin is a tireless advocate for palliative care and its many

benefits. She has been published in a number of respected

clinical journals and has presented at numerous health

conferences, universities and medical institutions.

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