Discussions about Life and Death inspired by the documentary, "Jack Has a Plan."

Guests: Akhila Murphy, End-of-Life Doula, Founding Director of Full Circle of Living and Dying - and Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP, President of The Heart Way.

Discussions about Life and Death inspired by the documentary, "Jack Has a Plan."

Guests: Akhila Murphy, End-of-Life Doula, Founding Director of Full Circle of Living and Dying - and Andrea Deerheart, PhD, ELP, President of The Heart Way.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Reverend Karyn Packard, participant in the development of the Five Wishes, end of Life living will advanced directive that talks about your personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews award winning poet, Jenny Qi.  She is the author of a book of poems, Focal Point and a Ph.D in Cancer Biology.  Together with Eliza Tudor, Executive Director of Nevada County Arts Council they talk to Jenny about how poetry can support us in facing death and grief.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Elder Law Attorney Valerie Logsdon about choosing your Power of Attorney. Taking this action can provide us with the assistance we need when we are no longer able to take on all the responsibilities we once felt up to.

Topic:  Natural organic reduction after death, also called human composting

Guests:  Anna Swenson, Outreach Manager for Recompose in Washington State and Jennifer Bliss, widow of Amigo Bob Cantisano an early pioneer of the organic farming movement and long-time resident of Nevada County.

In this episode you’ll hear what it is like to receive a terminal diagnosis and prepare yourself, family and friends for the inevitable.  From practical preparations such as cleaning out an office, listing passwords and planning your own service to reaching out to family and friends to share the news and then make new memories, to finding ways to be of service. Lori Burkart Frank interviews her own father, Ed Burkart, who is living with terminal stage 4 bone cancer metastasized from prostate cancer.

Lori Burkart Frank talks to Viv Tipton - Mother, Daughter, Sister, and Executive Director for Hospice of the Foothills - about how grief is a part of her life, along with Susan Canavan, Bereavement & Community Services Coordinator for Hospice of the Foothills.  Grief is something all of us have or will experience.

Lori Burkart Frank interviews Michelle Tagg, MSW and Community Liaison and Donna Brown, RN CHPN and Hospital Liaison with Hospice of the Foothills in a discussion about Signs of Decline.  The transition from living with a chronic disease to the initial stages of dying from a chronic disease can be confusing.  Seeing the big picture and understanding these signs of decline help to make care plans, reframe what hope looks like, and provide comfort.