Wednesday Wisdom

Take a lesson from peonies. Be beautiful, bold and showy. Bring joy to everyone around you, because we’re not here for long. Isnt’ that what makes us, and life, beautiful?
National Volunteer Week

Looking for a way to make a difference as a volunteer? Consider your local hospice. Medicare requires hospice providers to fulfill 5% of their total patient hours with some sort of volunteer activities.
Living Will, Pt. 2: It’s about how to live

I believe living wills are about how you live not how you die. I explain why in this video and ask you to ponder two important questions before you check any boxes.
Living Wills, Part 1: It’s NOT a DNR

It’s that time again, y’all. National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16), and I’m making a series of videos about living wills. I’ll be posting more over the next few days, so check them out and consider making or updating your Advance Directives soon. Let me know if you have questions or I can help.
The Not-So-Newlywed Game

Sometimes it’s not easy to talk to our family about death and dying and what is important to us. There are a lot of unique resources available to make it easier. Today, my husband and I play a quick game called The Death Deck. Contact me if you want more resources and information about talking […]
Five For Friday: Five Wishes
Today I’m expressing some of my end of life wishes using Five Wishes on Five for Friday
Wise Words Wednesday: it’s never too soon to plan for the end
Media Monday: Highlighting part of the American Jobs Plan & it’s time to start watching TV with me

The American Jobs Plan addresses some important health care inequities for our aging and disabled community and the people who care for them, overwhelmingly women of color
Wise Words Wednesday: Poe

This quote from Poe goes right along with our thoughts from yesterday. What is death? What is life? What does it mean to be alive?
Think About it Tuesday: What is death?

How do you define Death? And on the flipside, how do you define Life? What does it mean to be alive?