What's Going On: Creating a Living Will, Autism Awareness

April is National Healthcare Decisions Month, a time to educate the public about the importance of advance care planning, and inspire and empower everyone to put a plan in place. Having a living will could be one of the greatest gifts to your family. It allows you to name the person who should make healthcare decisions for you in case you cannot speak for yourself due to illness or injury. I speak to Joanne Rosen, Chief Marketing & Public Affairs Officer from Samaritan Hospice Care & Palliative Care NJ which offers a free copy of Five Wishes, a legal living will written in everyday language to help you express your wishes. Samaritan will also offer a free workshop on advance care planning April 26 at 7:00 p.m. or April 28 at 1:00 p.m. about the importance of advance care planning. Visit Samaritan’s website to register and/or get your free copy today! www.SamaritanNJ.org/Five-Wishes
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April is also Autism Awareness Month. I speak to Amy Kelly, National Director of Family Engagement at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, who is not only an expert in the field but a mother to a child diagnosed with moderate to severe autism, verbal apraxia as well as other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Kelly helps us better understand autism and resources available to families.
https://www.devereux.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=autism