We can’t plan for everything, and sometimes it’s hard to know how to answer questions about what matters to you. You can start by thinking about what is important to you, in your life and in your health care. The answers look different for each person. Here are four examples of how individuals have answered this question, in case someday a trusted person needs to make health care decisions on their behalf.
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It is filled with examples of how diverse faith communities are encouraging their members to engage in thoughtful reflection and have conversations about their health care wishes through the end of life with those that matter to them and health care providers.
“The Conversation Project emphasizes having a conversation on values — what matters to you, not what‘s the matter with you.”
– Ellen Goodman, Co-Founder & Director
Maureen Jennings gathered family together on her father’s 85th birthday to talk about the health care he wants.
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