Advance Care Planning – less about tubes and more about talk
Have you seen the cartoon of a couple watching TV and talking about “life supports”. The man says “If I am ever dependent on a machine I want it to be unplugged”. At which point the woman gets up and unplugs the TV! When people discuss living wills and preferences at end of life, the […]
What does it mean, to go to LTC?
Moving to LTC Tonight I had a sweet experience. I met with a group of people specializing in gerontology. Most were nurses, some were Resident Care Assistants, and we were fortunate to have a Social Worker in our midst. In the group were a few leaders who have led the way and set a great […]
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Hospice Palliative Care (HPC)
Talking about End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) at the NHPCO Conference Hello from Denver, Colorado, the National Hospice Palliative Care Organization Conference, and the pre-conference seminar titled “Hospice and Palliative Care for Dialysis Patients: Past Successes and Remaining Challenges” Seminar sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition and the National End of Life Coalition. Presenters included nephrologists […]
"Unprecedented!"
Over the past few years I have been developing a presentation titled “Unprecedented! We have never died like this!” This is about the changes in the way many of us are dying (by chronic illness), the challenges of death by chronic illness (e.g. difficulty in prognosticating), the declining number of caregivers, and the coming of […]
