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#528 Asking Hard Questions of Aging Parents

Death and taxes are inevitable. While we cannot ignore the Internal Revenue Service, most people have a hard time contemplating disability or death. When a crisis occurs, people are frequently unprepared. What issues should families address before someone gets sick? Many of us have difficulty communicating our wishes to our family. But no matter what your age, it is essential that friends and family know what you want if your situation changes. We will find out how to ask the hard questions and get practical answers. Guests: Susan Piver, founder and director of Padma Media and author of “The Hard Questions for Children and Their Aging Parents.” Martha Henderson, MSN, Mdiv, DrMin, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner and retired faculty from UNC School of Nursing, Medicine and Program on Aging; co-author of “Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff.”

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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