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You Don’t Have to Be There to Show Up: Grief, Distance, and the Conversations That Matter

“This [disenfranchised] grief also makes the hard conversations harder. When you are already carrying so much, it feels easier to avoid adding more weight. But here is what I have learned: the conversations are not the weight. The silence is.” Read more from Patricia here.

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For your community members hitting the road this summer and taking a much-needed break, we have several resources you can share to help open up some good conversations in the car, on the plane, or on a blanket soaking up the sun. Check out our ‘Conversations on the Go – Summertime Travel’ toolkit for an overview of this theme, with ready-made messages for newsletters, social media, email, and flyers in case you want to join in.

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Maureen Jennings gathered family together on her father’s 85th birthday to talk about the health care he wants.

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