End-of-Life Decisions… this is a hard subject for most. Have you had the conversation with your parents yet about how they envision their life as they get closer to the end of it? Most of us haven’t, but it is time that we do.
It is important for us to think about how we want our life to be at the end, because the medical professionals around us during that time certainly aren’t going to guess what we want. Plus, given the tendency to over-diagnose, over treat, and over-medicate, you may get subjected to more interventions than you ever anticipated or wanted. The time to be considering what you or your parents might want or not want at the end of life, is before you are in the midst of a crisis and needing to make quick decisions.
The Conversation Project is a great way to ease into these discussions. Their approach provides a safe and manageable framework for talking with family and friends about what is important to you.
