Guests: Karen Martin, Anne Heinold, Ron MessnerShow notes:• Importance of advanced directives.• Importance of planning your death.• Recommended documents.• Importance of involving your physician in end of life planning.• Importance of having ready access to completed end of life forms.• Have all necessary passwords for accessing online accounts.• How to spare the surviving spouse from making difficult end of life decisions for a dying spouse.• Importance of hope when faced with end of life.• Privilege of walking through death with another.• How strong should one fight to live?• Consequences of life-extending treatments.• Financial implications of fighting to extend life.• Quality of life when fighting to extend life.• Importance of having a family conference for effective communications.• How is letting death occur different than euthanasia?

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