"I want hospice, and I don't want to be in pain anymore."

Engineering the end: How planning for loss helped a family through it tells the story of one family's journey at the end of life. It explains how making healthcare decisions and communicating them before a crisis arrives made the journey a little easier.

National Healthcare Decisions Day

Saturday, April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, and we urge everyone to take the opportunity to begin your advance care planning and remind others as well. Information, resources, and advance directive forms - health care power of attorney and living will forms -  are available here on begintheconversation.org. Remember, advance care planning encourages you to:

·         Understand and define your healthcare options

·         Talk about your decisions with loved ones and doctors

·         Put your plans in writing to be ready if needed

This will ensure your wishes are honored. Begin The Conversation today!