Personal Care Attendant, Melissa Kay, left, and Marianne Kupina place their hand s gently onto Andrew McCarthy, Kupina's husband, and a patient resident at Kensington Hospice in Toronto on Feb. 12, 2012. Andrew was in a small amount of distress after having difficulty swallowing some liquid, and the ladies were just making sure he was fine. (Photo by Peter Power/The Globe and Mail)