People often consider the impact of a specific ailment on an individual patient’s quality of life. This may be a debilitating weakness that is not life-threatening; life-threatening illness that is not terminal; terminal illness; the predictable, natural decline in the health of an elder; an unforeseen mental/physical decline of a loved one; or chronic, end-stage disease processes. Researchers at the University of Toronto’s Quality of Life Research Unit define quality of life as “The degree to which a person enjoys the important possibilities of his or her life” (UofT). Their Quality of Life Model operates on the principles of “being,” “belonging,” and “becoming.” This encompasses an individual’s self-identity, their connections to their environment, and the realization of their personal goals, hopes, and aspirations.