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Blog: health-care

Welcome to Talking Matters, a blog featuring updates, stories, and interviews from The Conversation Project. Check back each week for a new post!

Times to Have “The Conversation”
By Karen Purze, 10/06/2022

My father had cancer but didn’t want to talk about his health. Or his health care. Or his health care wishes. None of it. He wanted to know how his grandsons were doing. And how…

Having “The Conversation” with Teenagers
By Diane F. Goble, MS, 09/07/2022

The only time my husband and I talked about anything to do with the end of our lives was when we chose our children’s godparents—those who would take care of them should we both die….

4 Steps that Helped Me Start the Conversation
By Christine Osterwalder, 08/02/2022

“What does a good day look like?” “What matters to me through the end of my life is…” To me, open-ended questions like these seemed challenging at first because the answers can change significantly, due…