National Healthcare Decisions Day—April 16, 2016

Planning for end of life issues is a difficult topic to talk about with family, especially in Western culture.  Here, we think we are invincible and try to live our lives as actively as possible.

However, there comes the time when we must consider that death will arrive sooner than later.  Thankfully, there are resources that can help with the conversation and to begin drafting advance healthcare directives.

Tomorrow is National Healthcare Decisions Day and The Conversation Project is sponsoring the Death Over Dinner event.  It will take place from April 16-22.  The concept is that you and a group of people (family members, friends, etc.) choose a date and register for a “test dinner.”  The test dinner is exactly that—something to try out.  It in no way commits you to the actual dinner.  If you like the idea, go for it!

National Healthcare Decisions Day website

http://www.nhdd.org/#welcome

http://www.nhdd.org/about/#about-us--has downloadable excel document with participating organizations

Advance Healthcare Directive

http://www.nhdd.org/public-resources#where-can-i-get-an-advance-directive

The Conversation Project

http://theconversationproject.org/

Death Over Dinner

http://deathoverdinner.org/