It all begins with an idea.

With all the incredible specialists that my father saw over his cancer journey, no one was looking at the whole person. If someone had looked at all of his symptoms holistically our experience would have been different. The silos of specialization, common in our health care system, can often leave families with conflicting information and advice. Palliative Care can help patients and their families not only understand and evaluate their treatment options but also navigate the health system overall.

We don’t talk about death to avoid the minor discomforts of listening to someone talk about their hardships or share your moments of grief with another, we shut down and hold all the feelings in. We trade one small moment of comfort for long moments of misery when emotions are not acknowledged, expressed, and even named.

What if we didn’t wait “to begin living each moment in a manner that is deeply engaged?”