Advance Care Planning / End of Life

Sometimes you have time to plan and strategize in advance- and sometimes you don’t. When a loved one dies, there are innumerable consequences- some logistical, some legal, some financial, some emotional- that inevitably follow. And while everyone has a different path to chart when a loved one passes away, there…

Even for those of us who are healthy, a visit to the doctor can be anxiety-provoking. There’s something about that white coat (or maybe our health concerns) that’s unnerving and can leave us tongue-tied. Back in February 2019, agebuzz published a post on improving communication with your physician. More recently,…

Have you marked your calendar? April 16th is coming. For those who don’t know, that’s National Health Care Decisions Day, a day to remind us to plan for health care decisions in advance of a health crisis. For any adult, young or old, healthy or sick, it’s valuable to consider…

Most of us have reached the age where attending a funeral is not an unusual event and for some, it may even be happening a bit too frequently. If you’ve reached that stage, then you’ve probably given some thought to what you would want for yourself- and, unsurprisingly, the trend…

It’s probably a topic you’d rather avoid, but since none of us leaves this earth alive, the question is relevant for all: How do you want to be remembered?  According to author and sociologist Lyndsay Green, writing in her new book, The Well-Lived Life: Live with Purpose and Be Remembered,…

You probably don’t need to be reminded that you need an advance directive– either the appointment of a health care power of attorney or the creation of a living will- or ideally both- in order to ensure that if you can no longer make decisions for yourself, your loved ones…