The Huffington Post: It was my father, not I, who initiated the end-of-life “conversation” that would extend over more than two years. It began when he asked me to come over so we could review…
The Huffington Post: It was my father, not I, who initiated the end-of-life “conversation” that would extend over more than two years. It began when he asked me to come over so we could review…
The Boston Globe: Rabbi Howard Kummer spent years guiding others through wrenching life-and-death decisions. As a chaplain at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, he ministered to patients tethered to life support machines, and would later tell his wife…
Info Long-Term Care: The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care. The Conversation Project began in 2010, when Ellen Goodman and a group of colleagues and concerned media, clergy,…
The Conversation Project team member, Sarah Putnam captured Nancy Kummer’s story in the video, The Conversation Project: How could I be ready? In this video, Nancy Kummer discusses her experience with her husband’s terminal illness and…
RadioBoston: “It’s awful to talk about this stuff, but it’s a good thing to do,” Carey Goldberg of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog told her father, Charlie Ritz. She was referring to end of life care —…
Huffington Post: Planning a death, believe it or not, is part of planning a life. Who knew? My sweetie has been interested in the dying process for a long time. It’s part of how she wants…