When you’re in your 20s, it’s easy to believe you have time. Time to build savings, to start a family, to plan for the future. Conversations about wills, trusts, and health care proxies sound like…

Each year, we ask our network of community champions to share emerging ideas or plans in the making for promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). Celebrated every year on April 16th and across the month of April,…

Hospice is often described in terms of measurable services: pain management, interdisciplinary teams, comfort-focused care, equipment delivered, and hours spent at the bedside. These are accurate, but they capture only the exterior framework. What truly…

As we wrap up 2025, it’s a perfect moment for introspection. We deeply appreciate the insights we’ve gained from you—individuals and communities who have generously shared their experiences with advance care planning discussions. Throughout the…

“Stage 4. Aggressive. 12–15 months.” These were the first few words my client shared with me at our initial evaluation. Though he was experiencing word finding issues due to aphasia — an acquired language disorder…

As medical professionals, few challenges rival delivering serious news to patients, especially when we lack straightforward solutions. We must delicately balance honesty with empathy. Too much blunt truth risks appearing callous; too much gentle reassurance…