Palliative and Hospice Care are Often Misunderstood.

Survey Question about Advance Directives or Living Will Only one in three US adults completes any kind of Advance Directive for End-of-Life care. Approximately 80% of Americans report that they would prefer to die at home if possible. Despite this, 60% of Americans die in acute care hospitals, 20% in nursing homes and only 20%…

Nobody Gets Out of This Life Alive Look around, people are everywhere . Do you see anyone dying? Probably not. We are remotely aware of family members or friends who have died. Death tolls have been announced in the news every day for the past two years and yet, most people have not considered the…

This is and excerpt from a book that I am working on. This is an invitation for your input. Please give it a read and respond to the questions at the end. Thank you. When was the last time you considered your own death? I bet never. When was the last time you were present…

A very wise gentleman told me the other day, If you want people to complete an advance directive or living will, they need to know what the benefit is, or what’s in it for me. Let’s explore the many personal benefits of examining what is most important to you now, and completing an advance directive…

Hello and welcome. This is  the start of a long desired journey. As a nurse of over 30 years, it became clear to me a long time ago how unprepared many people were when it came to the end of their lives. As I got to know the patients and their families it became very…