Don’t avoid the end-of-life talk with your aging parents. Here’s how to start the conversation
Having those conversations proactively can actually ... take stock of what details would be helpful to know in the event of ...
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As an emergency-medicine doctor, I see a lot of confusion over end-of-life wishes. Keep an open conversation with your family and revisit often.
Focus on safety, not death Death can be scary. So, instead of starting the conversation focused on end-of-life issues, center it around patient safety. Say something like, "Mom and Dad ...
The conversations you don’t want to have with your parents - but you should
We really encourage people to talk about finances, as we’ve seen families left with debts that mean they can’t even pay rent ...
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LGBT End-of-Life Conversations
Her numerous publications include chapters in books such as Blurring the Boundaries: Ageing at the Intersection of Work and Home Life, Family Time: the Social Organization of Care, and Rural Ageing: A ...
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Ensuring Meaningful End-of-Life Conversations
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End-of-life care – Analysis and Comment
The first wind phone appeared in Japan in 2010, and the concept has since spread around the world. Training paramedics to provide home-based palliative care lets severely ill patients remain at ...
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New book ‘Winter’s End’ chronicles dementia and end of life choice
Dan Winter’s advocacy for ending his life is discussed by dementia researcher Lewis Cohen, hospice specialist Jeff Zesiger, ...
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LGBT End-of-Life Conversations
Sarah Paterson is a research assistant on the TVN funded project 'Fostering End-of-Life Conversations, Community and Care among LGBT Older Adults' in the Halifax region. Her research interests include ...