We’re really, really bad at talking about death.

Over 80% of healthcare surrogates that made end-of-life decisions had symptoms of PTSD

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2219771

Less than half of severely or terminally ill patients have an Advance Directive

www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/aging/endliferia/

Of people with Advance Directives, less than a third have a physician who is aware that it exists

www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/aging/endliferia/

The Three Thorny Issues

Fear

People have difficulty articulating what they want

Family Dynamics

Games are platforms for conversations

Poker

Poker

DeceptionGoal:

Poker

BluffMethod:

DeceptionGoal:

Poker

Tall TalesResult:

BluffMethod:

DeceptionGoal:

My Gift of Grace

My Gift of Grace

My Gift of Grace

DiscloseGoal:

My Gift of Grace

GratitudeMethod:

DiscloseGoal:

My Gift of Grace

Authentic ConversationsResult:

GratitudeMethod:

DiscloseGoal:

“Thank you”

Establishing boundaries

QUESTION 1

Write down any fears you have about playing this game.

QUESTION 2

Write down any hopes you have about playing this game.

QUESTION 4

Who haven’t you talked to in more than six months that you would want to talk to before you died?

QUESTION 4

Who haven’t you talked to in more than six months that you would want to talk to before you died?

QUESTION 23

If you could control only one thing about the place that you spend your last hours of life, what would it be?

QUESTION 4

Who haven’t you talked to in more than six months that you would want to talk to before you died?

QUESTION 23

If you could control only one thing about the place that you spend your last hours of life, what would it be?

QUESTION 5

If you needed help going to the bathroom today, who is the first person you would ask to help you? Who would you never be able to ask?

Who plays a game about life

and death?

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Thank you