Tag Archives: hard conversations

Greener Pastures

Posted on January 23, 2022 by msw blog

Families can participate in every aspect of natural services: They can carry their loved one to the grave, help place them inside, and fill the grave with soil. The intimacy of this process evokes raw emotion, and that’s cathartic. Afterward, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Reflections | Tagged after life, Burials, circle of life, communication, Cremation, death, earth, family, gardening, Grief, hard conversations, natural services, nature, realationship, realationships, reef ball, saying good bye | 4 Comments

One Last Lovely Dinner

Posted on November 25, 2021 by msw blog

My father lay dying of the coronavirus. A normally ebullient 96-year-old, he drifted in and out of consciousness as I, also infected, sat at his bedside. His lucid moments were precious opportunities for connection and FaceTime calls with his grandchildren. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Beginning today, children, communication, coronavirus, death, Dinner date, family, fashionable, Grief, grief and loss, guardian, hard conversations, katharine cunningham, love, memories, parenting | 5 Comments

End-of-life Planning

Posted on September 22, 2021 by msw blog

Do your parents have a storage unit? What’s your aunt’s Facebook password? Where does your sister keep her diaries? These may seem like minor concerns—but when a loved one becomes terminally ill or dies, knowing those simple details can take … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged accountant, advance directive, Advanced planning, assets, communication, death, Detective, End-of-life Planning, family, Good to Go, Grief, guardian, hard conversations, health care proxy, heirs, house cleaning, illness, lawyer, love, marriage, power of attorney, realationship, realationships, revocable trust, saying good bye | 2 Comments

End-of-life Documents

Posted on May 9, 2020 by msw blog

Not to be doom and gloom, but you need a will and other end-of-life documents. “People don’t like thinking about death,” says Orman, who developed the Must-Have Documents program ($63; suzeorman.com/realsimple) with her estate attorney. “Everyone assumes they only need … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged Advanced directive, assets, communication, death, end-of-life documents, family, Grief, guardian, hard conversations, health care proxy, heirs, illness, marriage, power of attorney, Quarantine, realationships, revocable trust, saying good bye | 3 Comments

Dying Well

Posted on April 12, 2018 by msw blog

Imagine you are seriously ill, and finish this sentence about living: I want to live if I can…. Now finish this sentence about your death: I want mine to be. Then follow up with these questions. Do you have an … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Clinical Supervision | Tagged advance directive, assets, communication, death, end-of-life documents, family, Grief, guardian, hard conversations, health care proxy, heirs, illness, marriage, power of attorney, realationship, realationships, revocable trust, saying good bye, social worker | 12 Comments

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Greener Pastures

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