“The opportunity to talk with your loved ones, whether your parents, your spouse, brother, sister or child about their wishes, desires and hopes provides for an immense sense of peace and comfort in the midst of one of the most difficult storms in life,” said JoCarolyn Chambers, LCSW, social worker for Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke, and Fannin Counties and facilitator for the workshop. “The knowledge that you have done what your family member or friend entrusted to you is truly a gift that you will have forever.”

The Great Conversation will provide tools for each individual to determine what matters to them and to their family, and it will offer education and guidance regarding various types of Advance Directives, including: Directive to the Physician (living will), Medical Power of Attorney, Do-Not-Resuscitate, and others.  The goal of the program is to bring peace of mind to families and to cover tough topics before a crisis. 

This workshop will be offered on the fourth Thursday of each month from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Home Hospice located at 505 W. Center Street in Sherman.  The next opportunity to participate in this valuable seminar will be May 23.  This program is offered at no cost to anyone, but registration is requested so that adequate materials can be prepared. To register or for more information call 903-868-9315, or visit www.homehospice.org/advanced-planning. 

Home Hospice is a non-profit organization, founded in 1982, dedicated to providing physical, emotional, and spiritual care at the end-of-life for patients, their families, and caregivers regardless of ability to pay, as well as to offer comfort to all in the community who are grieving.  Just because days are limited, quality of life shouldn’t be.