Starting the conversation – Vinney Hospice of Montefiore is here for you

Those of us who have journeyed with loved ones at the end of their lives have an understanding of how difficult that time of life can be. So many of us enter it unprepared to address the needs that arise or to make the kind of decisions required of us, leaving us floundering. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. When families and loved ones are prepared for and supported into life’s end, it is possible to come through it peacefully.

Montefiore is committed to bringing this kind of education and support to our community. And now Vinney Hospice has partnered with The Conversation Project (theconversationproject.com) to offer a program that has been created with the goal of helping people talk about their wishes and desires for end-oflife care, and helping families and loved ones make sure those wishes are known, understood and followed.

You can talk about what is important to you with the people in your life that have the power to make a difference as you live into the end of your life. We look

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forward to the opportunity to teach you some tools that will make it a positive and constructive experience. As part of our community outreach efforts, we are reaching out to religious and community groups for help by co-sponsoring this two-part program to various groups. Contact a member of the Vinney Hospice team at 216-910-2650 to learn more about The Conversation Project and to schedule an event.

Submitted by Susan Lieberman, Montefiore director, marketing and public relations 216-910-2647 or slieberman@montefiorecare.org

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