A More Graceful Exit
Cartoonist Roz Chast had 12 pages of cartoons in The New Yorker about having "the conversation" with aging parents, assisted living, round-the-clock care, death, ashes. ....Sobering - and funny!
LET'S TALK
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90% of people say that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important
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27% have actually done it
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One conversation can make all the difference - it's about what matters to you, not what's the matter with you.
BEING PREPARED
Do you have a will? An advance health care directive? Someone with power of attorney? Here's a list of the documents and records we all should have in an accessible place.
CAREGIVING
Caring: Types of assisted care, and what is available in Santa Cruz County
LETTING GO
Letting Go: What should medicine do when it can't save your life?
And a Time to Die: How American hospitals shape the end of life
HOSPICE CARE
GRIEVING