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Asking Hard Questions of Aging Parents #528

Posting Date: 01/29/2005

Death and taxes are inevitable. While we cannot ignore the Internal

Revenue Service, most people have a hard time contemplating disability

or death. When a crisis occurs, people are frequently unprepared. What

issues should families address before someone gets sick? Many of us

have difficulty communicating our wishes to our family. But no matter

what your age, it is essential that friends and family know what you

want if your situation changes. We will find out how to ask the hard

questions and get practical answers.

Guests: Susan Piver, founder and director of Padma Media and author of

?The Hard Questions for Children and Their Aging Parents.?

Martha Henderson, MSN, Mdiv, DrMin, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner and

retired faculty from UNC School of Nursing, Medicine and Program on

Aging; co-author of ?Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A

Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff."

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