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NATIONAL NURSES WEEK

“The Conversation Project.” The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care. The Project emphasizes having a conversation on values — what matters to you, not what‘s the matter with you. The Conversation Project began 2010, when Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ellen Goodman and a group of colleagues and concerned media, clergy, and medical professionals gathered to share stories of “good deaths” and “hard deaths” within their own circle of loved ones. The projects purpose and goal is both simple and transformative: to have every person’s wishes for end-of-life care expressed and respected. Too many people die in a manner they would not choose, and too many of their loved ones are left feeling bereaved, guilty, and uncertain. It’s time to transform our culture so we shift from not talking about dying to talking about it. To share the way we want to live at the end of our lives and to communicate about the kind of care we want and don’t want for ourselves. The Conversation Project believes that the place for this to begin is at the kitchen table—not in the intensive care unit—with the people we love, before it’s too late.   We at Butte Senior Solutions Hospice want to help make these difficult conversations easier. We can make sure that your own wishes, and those of your loved ones, are both expressed and respected. The Conversation Project offers tools, guidance, and resources to begin talking with loved ones about your and their wishes. For more information and a free download Conversation Starter Kit go to:  www.theconversationproject.org