Having had to deposit one Nana (my Mom, the Girl from Harmony,) in the Undiscovered Country recently, I was reminded of the “death panels smear. And you know what? That kind of worked. It was a losing line for Sarah Palin and poor, sad John McCain, but it succeeded in pushing the vital counseling on end of life issues that they had characterized as eugenics off of the regular menu.
None of Mom’s health care providers offered her any professional counseling on end of life issues, despite the fact that she was a septuagenarian who had birthed 9 babies, raised 8, buried Dad, the Price Hill Kid, in 1999, had 3 minor strokes and two heart attacks.
All Obamacare wanted to do was make sure a professional helps Meemaw cover all the bases for when the inevitable catches up with her. For instance we all thought she had a current will. Everyone turned out to be wrong about that. And let’s face it, neither elderly folks or their middle aged kids who love them WANT to have these conversations. They are uncomfortable at best, and always damaging to someone’s mental hygiene when handled wrong.
There are people who are good at helping folks through that thicket, we should res[ectbthat.
Another Great breakdown of the days Stories, Thank You, Rebecca, will reStack ASAP 💯👍💙🌊🌊🌊
Having had to deposit one Nana (my Mom, the Girl from Harmony,) in the Undiscovered Country recently, I was reminded of the “death panels smear. And you know what? That kind of worked. It was a losing line for Sarah Palin and poor, sad John McCain, but it succeeded in pushing the vital counseling on end of life issues that they had characterized as eugenics off of the regular menu.
None of Mom’s health care providers offered her any professional counseling on end of life issues, despite the fact that she was a septuagenarian who had birthed 9 babies, raised 8, buried Dad, the Price Hill Kid, in 1999, had 3 minor strokes and two heart attacks.
All Obamacare wanted to do was make sure a professional helps Meemaw cover all the bases for when the inevitable catches up with her. For instance we all thought she had a current will. Everyone turned out to be wrong about that. And let’s face it, neither elderly folks or their middle aged kids who love them WANT to have these conversations. They are uncomfortable at best, and always damaging to someone’s mental hygiene when handled wrong.
There are people who are good at helping folks through that thicket, we should res[ectbthat.