The family gathered around the bedside should be a time of peace and forgiveness, not a forum for squabbling and disagreement. Consider these insights on how to handle end-of-life treatment decisions in the absence of an advance directive and when nobody can agree.
In a recent community survey (July 2018), we asked communities who are spreading messages about the importance of end-of-life conversations which unique or hard-to-reach audiences they are reaching and how. Below is a sampling of…
Tackling challenges to initiating conversations: Part II If you or someone you know in your community has trouble initiating end-of-life conversations, you certainly are not alone! In our earlier blog: Tackling challenges to initiating conversations:…
St. Charles Health System, a rural health system with four sites in Central Oregon, is a Pioneer Sponsor with The Conversation Project’s Conversation Ready initiative. Their interdisciplinary palliative care team has been heavily involved in…
Remember, this is not just one conversation, it’s conversations that can take place anytime, anywhere and often. Try breaking this into smaller conversations and, don’t worry, sometimes it takes a little while to get the full picture painted for your loved ones!
Ashley Areyan is the Development and Community Engagement Director at the Institute for Human Caring at Providence St. Joseph Health, based in Los Angeles. She is working with The Conversation Project to help bring advanced…
