A big ol' elephant came into the room: I have avoided this issue because I didn't know how to address it, and I don't have all the answers for the dangerous or toxic relationships in our lives, or how or why we may want to pursue reconciliation. I can say I didn't pursue mending the dangerous relationships in my life. Listen how I got through some of the struggles around that.
Coda Alliance calls their organization "The Consumer Reports of End of Life Conversation Tools". This is a great resource for beginning and engaging people in end of life conversations. https://codaalliance.org
"Give Patients the Death You Would Want". Alex Psirides shares his thoughts in this podcast episode for doctors but I believe for us as well: https://litfl.com/mastering-intensive-care-019-with-alex-psirides/
What is 'Everything'?  thoughts about what patients actually want at the end of life.
"We Need to Talk About Dying" article by Kate Stanton. Yes. We.Do!
https://www.themonthly.com.au/blog/kate-stanton/2016/28/2016/1477612744/we-need-talk-about-dying
Canada's campaign for end of life discussions: https://choosingwiselycanada.org
https://litfl.com/mastering-intensive-care-019-with-alex-psirides/  For doctors: “Give patients the death you would want”. 

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