Twice is nice! That's my theory on visiting with the tenants at Carefree Assisted Living in St. Cloud. I first visited them about a month ago and presented on my platform to about 35 tenants. It was so nice to see so many people come and learn about grief. For that presentation, I did some education on grief and then moved into the benefits of advance planning for the end-of-life. Yesterday I was invited back to Carefree to do a small group session on funeral pre-planning. We sat around a table family style with 8 participants who were able to take away a planning booklet as well as ask questions related to funerals. Many of them shared their personal stories and I felt blessed to be a listening ear. Two of the women in the group shared experiences they had both with deaths that had funerals pre-planned and then contrasted with deaths they experienced without advanced planning. They both agreed strongly that there was an amazing difference between the two and how much easier things were having the planning in place.
While at Carefree, I met a woman who is very involved with Light The Legacy and she said her family is planning a Death Over Dinner night. That perked my interest! She said it's basically a time that you set aside with your family to have dinner and intentionally have a conversation about end-of-life decisions. I found out there's even a website to walk you through the process! Very cool and something to definitely check out!
While at Carefree, I met a woman who is very involved with Light The Legacy and she said her family is planning a Death Over Dinner night. That perked my interest! She said it's basically a time that you set aside with your family to have dinner and intentionally have a conversation about end-of-life decisions. I found out there's even a website to walk you through the process! Very cool and something to definitely check out!