I'm glad you wrote this too - for my mother, we had to reverse everything at the hospital after her stroke. She ended up in hospice and had a (mostly) peaceful death. I shudder when I think of putting a food peg into an elderly person with stage 7 dementia. Now my father is stage 5, and we have his advanced directive all set. Hard conversations but they are the only humane way to do things.
Thanks so much, Patty. I'm sorry to hear your mom's journey was a bit rocky, but grateful you ended up with the support needed to do what you felt was best for her.
And yay! So happy you've got your dad's advance directives all settled! 🙌
It's such an important step to support his quality of life and help all of you make the most of the sacred season ahead. ❤️
I'm so glad you wrote and published this article, Sue -- I just don't think it can be said enough. It's a bit of a project to tie everything up neatly and to make sure it expresses wishes clearly. But it's nothing like the mess that's created at life's end if it's NOT done. Fingers crossed that a significant number of people start & finish the planning. 🤞Thanks for a terrific reminder!
Thanks so much, Cindy. Yes, lots of folks unfortunately delay these important conversations, which can make things much harder than they need to be. Here's to raising awareness and getting the discussions started.
I'm glad you wrote this too - for my mother, we had to reverse everything at the hospital after her stroke. She ended up in hospice and had a (mostly) peaceful death. I shudder when I think of putting a food peg into an elderly person with stage 7 dementia. Now my father is stage 5, and we have his advanced directive all set. Hard conversations but they are the only humane way to do things.
Thanks so much, Patty. I'm sorry to hear your mom's journey was a bit rocky, but grateful you ended up with the support needed to do what you felt was best for her.
And yay! So happy you've got your dad's advance directives all settled! 🙌
It's such an important step to support his quality of life and help all of you make the most of the sacred season ahead. ❤️
I'm so glad you wrote and published this article, Sue -- I just don't think it can be said enough. It's a bit of a project to tie everything up neatly and to make sure it expresses wishes clearly. But it's nothing like the mess that's created at life's end if it's NOT done. Fingers crossed that a significant number of people start & finish the planning. 🤞Thanks for a terrific reminder!
Thanks so much, Cindy. Yes, lots of folks unfortunately delay these important conversations, which can make things much harder than they need to be. Here's to raising awareness and getting the discussions started.