 Hello, and the first item of business this afternoon is Time for Reflection. It's time for reflection leader today is Ms Maria McGill, chief executive of the Children's Hospice Association in Scotland. Presiding officer, members of the Scottish Parliament. Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. For all of us, there will be times when the threat of dying intruds on our lives and expectations. It might be when the doctor diagnoses you with cancer, but the general� causedAwaf will pointed far though the same as thellife technical agency to open the door. wrth gyfodd mawr yn ei wneud i'r ddysgu'r gèn ddimensiaeth a'r cyfu cymdeithasol y byd ar y byd yn y casel am y sydd gyda chi wedi sungul. Mae ein chynllun i chi ar y byd a'r dweud, ac relunu'r wneud. A Police is Scotland's only children's hospital service. Mae cysylltiadau yn ei gynllunol, fyddych chi, lluniaeth, ac ysbydd y byd yn gyfodd young people with life-shotting conditions across Scotland. Our vision is that every baby child and young person will have access to palliative care when and where they need it. Chaz puts the child who needs care and support at the heart of everything we do. We provide opportunities for fun, play and enjoyment alongside palliative and end-of-life care, understanding their importance even against a background of serious illness and the likelihood of early death. We support a child and their family's choice of life-enriching opportunities and shared experiences, helping the child and his or her siblings to live life to the full, creating treasured memories. We work with families and other health and social care professionals to develop anticipated participatory care plans that capture the family's wishes, hopes and dreams at an early stage and on a regular basis. We do all of this in a way that is rights-based and ensures the care that we offer is safe, effective, person-centred and promotes wellbeing, in line with getting it right for every child and the articles contained within the United Nations Convention on the Rights for the Child. Our aim is to help families to stay connected to their natural and local support networks and to help them to maintain and develop positive coping strategies as a family. However, coping with the death of your child is possibly the hardest thing a parent will ever have to do. Chaz helped families to find a way through the grief and stays beside them while they make their difficult journey every step of the way. A mum said to me recently, just the three of us sitting on the couch with no noises or wires stuck all over her little body, just one tube in her nose. Julian felt like ours for the very first time. It was like being home. Please take a moment to think of these families.