From right, JAHF's Amy Berman and Terry Fulmer, Jon Broyles of C-TAC, and Bud Hammes of Respecting Choices engage in the convening. Imagine Shirley, an 84-year-old woman with end stage renal failure. Her clinician has proposed continuing a daily dialysis treatment that will extend her life, but that is…
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Amy Berman's daughter, Stephanie, with her greatgrandparents, Herb and Julia. It tickles me to report that I live with incurable cancer and I am expecting. I am expecting that the cancer will take its toll, that I will need to make choices about my health and care, that I…
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Planning for an uncertain future is never easy but a new, free and easy-to-use online tool is now available to help people think about complex medical decisions they may one day face. With straightforward language and videos, concrete examples and simple step-by-step instructions, the PREPARE website (www.prepareforyourcare.org) helps older adults…
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