17 Sep Advance Care Planning—The Basics

Like wearing a seat belt, having a completed Advance Directive gives you a better chance of having the life you want.  During a health emergency, decisions can be so much easier when families have discussed and mapped out their wishes ahead of time.

On Monday, September 28, 6pm-8pm Suzanne Baxtresser, RN and Joanna Rueter, LICSW will conduct an interactive workshop, Advance Care Planning – The Basics at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.  This workshop will help you understand your choices and align them with your values and wishes.  Participants in the workshop will leave with handouts, clarity on the steps required to complete an Advance Care Directive and the conviction that it is vital to do so.

Suzanne Baxtresser, RN has worked in the field of end-of-life for many years. She started as a volunteer and was so inspired that she changed careers and went back to school to become a nurse. Suzanne is a certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse. She has worked in Hospice in Ireland and China as well as in the US. She has certificates in both Advance Care Facilitation and Contemplative End-of-Life Care.

Joanna Rueter, LICSW founded and directs Sustainable Aging, LLC. (www.sustainable-aging.com)  As both a hospice volunteer and a family member, she has seen the vital need for knowledge and decision-making in the face of modern medicine. Joanna is a certified facilitator and instructor of Respecting Choices®, an internationally recognized, evidence-based program in advance care planning.

This free event is sponsored by Brattleboro Area Hospice as part of Wellness in Windham County.  Brattleboro Area Hospice is an independent, non-profit volunteer organization that provides support to dying and grieving community members.  Visit www.brattleborohospice.org to learn more about the organization.

To register for this free workshop, contact us at 802-257-0775 or info@brattleborohospice.org .