Here to provide something to hold onto — concrete tools that reduce uncertainty and help you feel more capable in a life chapter that often feels out of control.
Practical and emotional support, rooted in presence and purpose.
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Post Terminal Prognosis: Topic No. 5 (Part 2 of 2) – Pre-Planning for Funeral/Burial and EOL Care
While a living will or other documents may be in place, the following forms will enable you to provide emergency and/or medical personnel with a more concise and clear understanding of the TiLOs wishes should he/she be unable to communicate. Please make sure that the stated wishes of the TiLO are consistent with the content…
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Post Terminal Prognosis: Topic No. 4 (Part 1 of 2) – Pre-Planning for Funeral/Burial and EOL Care
As you read this particular blog post, please keep this very important point in mind: ~I am not giving up, we just need to prepare for every possible outcome.~ Now, before reading on please take a deep breath and try to clear your mind of all other issues or concerns for a moment. Without meaning…
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Post Terminal Prognosis: Topic No. 3 – Conventional vs. Alternative Medicine
Based upon the nature of a terminal prognosis, generally speaking, the patient will more than likely die in six months or less regardless if they receive any form of treatment or not. This is a very important factor to consider when addressing the issue of conventional vs. alternative medicine options, quantity vs. quality of life,…
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Post Terminal Prognosis: Topic No. 1 – Quality of Life vs. Quantity of Life
Quality of Life refers to focusing on the palliative care aspects of a TiLOs daily life with any treatments limited to minimizing symptoms and discomforts including among other things pain management to maximize comfort. Quantity of life is essentially focusing on the extension of survivability of a TiLO by administering treatments in an effort to…
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Update: California’s End of Life Options Act
The Fourth District Court of Appeals in Riverside issued an immediate stay as of Friday, June 15th, which essentially puts California’s right-to-die-law for terminally ill patients back into effect. Just three short weeks ago, a Riverside County Superior Court judge had declared the law unconstitutional based upon the manner which the legislation was passed in…
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California’s Death With Dignity Statute On Hold
The End of Life Options Act, California’s right-to-die-law for terminally-ill patients was suspended as of Friday, May 25, 2018. The issue at hand appears to center upon the manner in which this legislation was passed in a special session in 2015, rather, than, the legal considerations as to the act itself. For terminally-ill patients as…
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In the Beginning…
Before we get started, here are some key points that I learned with each loved one. Please note that this listing is not meant to be all-inclusive but, rather, to provide some basic guidelines upon which to start to form a caregiving foundation. Additional details on the following points and much more will be included…
Take My Hand 