Pallimed Roundup: #Endwell17 Attendees and Speakers Reflect on Personal Meaning of Ending Well

Curated by Lizzy MilesLast week, I attended theEndwell Symposium in San Francisco. (You could read my reviewhere). Collectively, we were examining how we can improve the end of life experience for all. It occurred to me as we talked about individual desire and diversity that the attendees might have unique expectations and hopes for their own personal ending. So I asked around. You ' ll note some trends, but also some very unique answers.What would it mean for you personally to “end well?”“Being present to the experience. I don’t want to control it, I just want to know.”-Karen Van DykeSenior Care by Design“To experience the process of dying and to be aware for as long as I can without pain.”-Heidi BurbageSan Francisco Health Network“I feel complete in my life. I’m just starting to do my work. I would love to have what my mom had – a Living Wake. Be surrounded by loved ones at Zen Hospice. Have the songWe are the World or something by Barry Manilow playing. ”-Laura SweetThe Cancer Journey“I am going to be buried in a green burial ground with a mushroom suit and three days vigil prior to the burial.”Michele LittleBeautifuldying.com“Having made all my relationships healthy and felt like I gave back to the world as much as I took from it. I would want to be in the company of the people I know and love and not in institutional setting being cared for by strangers.  I would love to hear the sound of wind and trees. "-Jennifer Brokaw, MDPatient advoc...
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