Kae Mance has terminal cancer. After receiving her diagnosis, she chose to take control of her care. She also made a conscious decision to be completely open and honest with family and friends about her prognosis. She has captured important aspects of her experience in her book entitled Living Well to Die Well – A Guide for Terminally Ill People and Their Loved Ones.
Death is a phenomenon we will all experience. In her presentation, as in her book, Kae demonstrates that impending death need not be an uncomfortable topic.
Everyone, including doctors, nurses, health care professionals, hospice workers, family, friends, anyone interacting with people who are facing death (which is all of us), can benefit from learning how to be genuinely supportive and how to interact in ways that empower those with terminal diagnoses or serious illnesses to find the joy and peace to be had near the end of life.
Kae will discuss:
● The best advice for enabling choices for ourselves.
● Taking control of our own care and how to support a loved one to do the same• Staying connected and how to best do that.
● The difference between actively living and actively dying.
● To-do lists for everyone, including choosing how we want to die, things to be done before death, and ideas for passing down memories.
● How to support caregivers.
● Dealing with grief from both sides.
● What to do and what not to do regarding people with cancer and/or terminal illness.
Kae’s book is available on Amazon.com and has been listed as the #1 New Release in Hospice Care. Feel free to bring your copy of her book for Kae to sign after the presentation.