“Preparing for the Final Quest – Essential plans, tools and tasks to develop before life’s end” with author Katherine Silver
May 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Monday May 5th, 7:00 to 8:00 pm
There are few milestone passages in our lives – births, graduations, marriage, professional accomplishments. We anticipate and make conscientious plans to honor such passages – but tend to ignore the one we ALL experience – The Final Quest.
Preparing for the Final Quest – Essential plans, tools and tasks to develop before life’s end will inform the reader:
- How not engaging in planning for our end can create crisis for our loved ones
- The business of life and anticipating needs of your survivors
- The language and assessments used by providers to discuss changing abilities
- How and why to plan ahead for accidents and incidents common to aging
- Advocating for your loved ones across the lifespan
- What changes are natural and expected on the aging journey
- Resources for End of life, hospice and aftercare
The author weaves a narrative story as a case study for each topic. The main character, Rowan, is assigned the quest to make Death an ally once again. Rowan’s journey with mentor Wim is written to both entertain and instruct us on the aging journey. Chapters begin with a segment of Rowan’s Quest, followed by contemporary discussion of the business of life and the common changes experienced along the aging and end-of-life journey. Each chapter closes with a task list to help you develop tools, find resources and embrace your new knowledge to prepare for your own Final Quest.