"It's not about dying, it's about living the best day in front of you today"(season 4, ep. 6)

Advance directives, palliative care, hospice care – what do these terms mean to you? Do they feel like uncomfortable topics? Do you know what your loved ones want if the day comes that they receive a difficult diagnosis and might need a care plan? Does what you would want match what provides the best quality of life for your loved one? Many of us have never considered these questions in advance of family crisis. But some of these may be the most important questions you’ll ever ask or be asked. Gus Manocchia, M.D., senior clinical consultant at BCBSRI, and Jennifer Ritzau, M.D., medical director and director of palliative care at Hope Health, join us to discuss having the tough conversations around end of life care.Resources discussed in this episode: - https://www.hopehealthco.org/ - https://health.ri.gov/lifestages/death/about/advancedirectives/ - https://www.hopehealthco.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RI-DurablePowerOfAttorneyForHealthCare.pdf - https://molst.org/