Services - Planning for End of Life
Planning for End of Life is where much of the heavy lifting is done. Many important discussions and preparations must be made and it may be further challenging if there has been a recent life-limiting diagnosis.
The key is in preparing yourself so you can respond to an arising need, rather than reacting to it. Those preparations may include:
Understanding what makes a better death for the dying person
- Clarifying the wishes, beliefs and values of the dying person
- Identifying needs and priorities
- Discussing how to manage hope
Communicating with your family
- Sharing the news of a diagnosis or changes in health
- Planning/facilitating family meetings
- Encouraging conversations with the dying person
Communicating with health care providers
- Planning for medical visits
- Prioritizing and clarifying your questions for health care providers
- Navigating the healthcare systems
- Identifying resources
- Referrals to appropriate community and agency services
Creating a personal directive (also known as an advance care plan or living will)
- Identifying your values, wishes and priorities
- Knowing what qualities to look for in a Substitute Decision maker (SDM)
- Adding to the personal directive made by your lawyer
- Finding personal directive templates and samples
Other important tasks of planning
- End of life review
- Legacy work: Looking at the story of your life and how it has impacted on others
- Vigil planning (death planning) including information on the dying process
- Ritual planning to commemorate the death and saying goodbye
- Creating the sacred space for vigil (Sacred is used not in a religious sense but rather more broadly to encompass the mystery and profoundness of bearing witness to living and dying.)
- Funeral planning
If you would like to discuss any of the services offered by Tidal, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
The key is in preparing yourself so you can respond to an arising need, rather than reacting to it. Those preparations may include:
Understanding what makes a better death for the dying person
- Clarifying the wishes, beliefs and values of the dying person
- Identifying needs and priorities
- Discussing how to manage hope
Communicating with your family
- Sharing the news of a diagnosis or changes in health
- Planning/facilitating family meetings
- Encouraging conversations with the dying person
Communicating with health care providers
- Planning for medical visits
- Prioritizing and clarifying your questions for health care providers
- Navigating the healthcare systems
- Identifying resources
- Referrals to appropriate community and agency services
Creating a personal directive (also known as an advance care plan or living will)
- Identifying your values, wishes and priorities
- Knowing what qualities to look for in a Substitute Decision maker (SDM)
- Adding to the personal directive made by your lawyer
- Finding personal directive templates and samples
Other important tasks of planning
- End of life review
- Legacy work: Looking at the story of your life and how it has impacted on others
- Vigil planning (death planning) including information on the dying process
- Ritual planning to commemorate the death and saying goodbye
- Creating the sacred space for vigil (Sacred is used not in a religious sense but rather more broadly to encompass the mystery and profoundness of bearing witness to living and dying.)
- Funeral planning
If you would like to discuss any of the services offered by Tidal, please contact me at your earliest convenience.