Tag: Legal
Almost as strong as Americans’ longing to avoid death is our collective insistence that probate is worse than the boogey-man and is to be avoided if at all humanly possible. It’s as though probate is out there to get you, lurking in your closet, the reason you’re taught to look under the bed before going to sleep.
One of the most frequent questions is whether there are any ways to protect our wishes about end of life care in the face of neurodegenerative diseases.
As part of their newly consolidated “Tools to Finish Strong,” the national organization Compassion & Choices has launched a suite of new interactive dementia resources to help you stay in control of your life and care even if a time comes when you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself.
Learn more about the Dementia Values and Priorities Tool and the Dementia Decoder…
Dorothy Mullen, whose “radically real schpiels” on death and dying were an inspiration to her community, co-hosted a public even with Hereafter Partners founder Leslie Rowley. The video of the event and the accompanying informational packet should be part of anyone’s “starter kit” when it comes to end of life planning.