Opinion: The right words matter when talking about advance directives
We are being told to do a lot of things these days: Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. Wear a mask outside. Stock the house with two weeks of food. Dust off your will. And make sure to complete your advance directive and talk to the people who matter in your life about your wishes for end-of-life care.
I lead a statewide coalition in Massachusetts dedicated to improving care for people facing serious illnesses through better communication, so you might think I’d be thrilled with the spotlight on end-of-life care discussions. As many writers have noted, most Americans think these conversations are important, but few of us have actually had them. There’s nothing like a deadly pandemic to point out what we should have been doing all along.
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