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Let's Get Uncomfortable-End of Life (Care & Options)


CONVERSATIONS TO HELP YOU PREPARE AND PLAN
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Rabbi Zoë Klein Miles and Stefanie Elkins will be co-facilitating a two-part series that will encompass the practical, as well as explore the emotional, around advance care directives (Aug. 12) and end of life care and options (Aug. 26). Sessions will be set in a Jewish context and provide useful resources and tools to feel empowered, informed, and ready to advocate for yourself.  

Session II: End of Life (Care & Options) - Wednesday, August 26
This session we will review all End of Life care options from life sustaining measures to medical aid in dying. There will also be an opportunity to share and contemplate your own end-of-life values and wishes.

Please register for each session separately.

About Stefanie:
Stefanie Elkins, Continuum of Care Coach & Consultant

Stefanie is an eldercare professional with over 15 years of diverse professional experience in working with individuals with chronic and terminal illness, family caregivers and healthcare professionals in greater Los Angeles and throughout California.  Currently as Owner of Be Present Care, Stefanie coaches and guides caregiving & end-of-life conversations, plans and programs with/for individuals and organizations. Previously, Stefanie was humbled to be Compassion & Choices Medical Outreach Manager as part of the CA End of Life Option Act campaign team and Program and Outreach Director for Leeza’s Care Connection, a family caregiver resource support center. Stefanie holds a MA in Management specializing in Human Services and a MA in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University.
Participants are encouraged to read Getting Good at Getting Older by Rabbi Laura Geller and Richard Siegel (z"l) to accompany their learning throughout this entire series. The relevant chapter for this session is "Chapter 19: Planning For What You Don't Want to Plan For" by Rabbi Elliot Dorff.
To purchase your copy of Getting Good at Getting Older, click here: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Behrman House.




ABOUT OUR LET'S GET UNCOMFORTABLE SERIES

Estate planning, ethical wills, health care directives? Discussions about the inevitable can take you out of your comfort zone, but our conversation series has been designed to guide your exploration of these issues. In this multi-part series experts will answer your questions and assist you in planning for the future. You'll gain information and insight on topics that include creating ethical wills, leaving a legacy and talking to your adult children. Join in and become an expert in your own future.

ChaiVillageLA members are encouraged to invite their adult children to join the conversation. We also encourage members of Temple Isaiah and Temple Emanuel to participate.


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To join this event using Zoom on a smart phone, tablet, or computer, click on this link: https://zoom.us/j/4626561612?pwd=WkJUb2VaUzBtZkhuNGZhbyt2RTdmUT09.

 

Alternatively, open Zoom, click on “Join Meeting,” then enter the MEETING ID: 462 656 1612 and PASSWORD: 006581.

 

To join this event using a cell-phone or landline for audio only, follow these 3 steps:

1. Dial (669) 900-9128

2. When asked for a Meeting ID, enter 462 656 1612, followed by the pound sign (#)

3. When asked for a Participant ID, press the pound sign (#)

 

For Zoom assistance, call Devorah (310-592-0321, Devorah@ChaiVillageLA.org) or Talia (310-871-2721, Admin@ChaiVillageLA.org) during the drop-in hours of 3-4 PM Mon-Fri.

 

When:
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 3:00 PM until 4:15 PM
Where:
ZOOM Conference Call
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Talia S Karu
310-871-2721 (c)
Category:
Village-Run Event
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