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Funeral Planning: Having the Talk with Your Loved One
Funeral planning isn't an easy thing to talk about for most people, and certainly not with the people you love. After all, imagine planning your funeral. But sooner or later, everyone should have "the talk." Thinking about the talk is always the hardest part. The subject matter changes over time depending on the people involved; it may involve talking to your kids about sex, explaining death to a child, or telling your kids (or your parents) that you have...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Importance of Partnering with Physicians in End of Life Care
The Physician’s Role The decision to enroll in hospice services can be difficult for patients and families, and may reflect a reluctance to accept a terminal diagnosis. The physician pays a central role in helping patients and families make the switch from life-prolonging treatment, when it is no longer appropriate, to an approach focused on end-of-life care goals. Patients need assurance that no matter what treatment option is chosen, the goal of comfort will always be paramount. The topic...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Legacy Project: What is It & How It Can Help
What is the Legacy Project? A legacy is a gift from one generation to the next. Although a legacy can be considered anything from a monetary gift to a special talent or even a keepsake handed down from one generation to the next, in this instance we would like to discuss a more complex and distinctive legacy—the legacy of a person’s history, thoughts, hopes, dreams and wishes and what those will mean to a future generation. When a person...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Symbolic Immortality: Thoughts About the Future
We can all imagine and anticipate concerns about our death. Considering our own mortality necessarily brings with it feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Death represents both the physical and mental annihilation of life. Most human hope is for the future immortality of our philosophy, our deeds and our soul. The term symbolic immortality as coined by Harvard psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton, MD, refers to what remains from our lives after death. These may be material, such as what we...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Writing Your Ethical Will
An ethical will is another way for an individual to allow others into their personal thoughts, hopes and philosophies. An ethical will is not a legal document as compared to a living will, which is an important legal document. An Ethical Will is just one of many parts of a Legacy Project, where a person can bring in friends and family to share their life experience. Find out more about the Legacy Project. Sitting Down & Writing an Ethical...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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