Meeting Death on Your Own Terms: An Introduction

Join us for this free special evening event, as Rita Trumbo and Nancy Finkle from the East Bay End-Of-Life Doula Network discuss a span of topics, ranging from planning the practicalities to arranging culturally and individually relevant emotional support for the dying, supporters, and loved ones before, during, and after death.

*NOTE: Registration is encouraged: Please call the library to register @ (510) 482-7810

Topics introduced may include (and are not limited to):

• Why talk about dying? How do I begin? (Greater ease and "letting go"; Death Cafe, "Death Over Dinner", Go Wish or Death Deck, videos or movies as a group)
• What choices might I have in planning for my own death? (Advance Directives & Living Wills)
• What is the dying process? What might my death look like? (Hospice or no Hospice, Hospitalized Death, choosing MAiD, VSED - Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - process of Active Dying, and more)

• How can I prepare for my family be taken care of? (Naming Executors/DPOAHC & Finance, Community Support, and Legacies of Love such as letters, videos)
• I’ve died -- Now What? (Body Care, Disposition, All the Details, Celebration of Life, Memorials)

There will be a Question and Answer period at the end of the presentation.
Registration is encouraged. Please call the library at (510) 482-7810 to register.

Walk-ins are allowed; registration is helpful for planning purposes.

Host or Publisher Montclair Branch Library