Talking About Death Won’t Kill You… and May Help You Live More Joyfully Session 2: Whom Do You Trust With Your Life? Who’s Trusting You with Theirs?

Description

NH Alliance for End-of-Life Options presents the profound and the practical, helping to demystify and normalize conversations about mortality, death, and what matters in our lives. The series covers how to think about and communicate our end-of-life wishes, a process that evolves as our lives change. Session two will focus on the medical power of attorney, also called a health care proxy: the person we legally appoint to speak for us when we can’t speak for ourselves. We’ll consider choosing one for ourselves and what it means to be a proxy for others. Through facilitated discussion, we’ll consider the treatments available, considering questions like quality of life versus longevity, what gives us joy, our concerns and our aspirations, and where we might compromise. Choosing the right proxy may be the most important decision you’ll make in completing your advance directive, the legal document that spells out medical preferences if you cannot speak for yourself. No sign-up is required.