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Advance Care Planning video
https://vimeo.com/860312927 Video Transcript below. Introduction Hello! My name is Lynn MacKenzie. I have worked in the field of Advance Care Planning for over a decade, and I am glad you are here to learn more about what advance care planning is and why it’s so...
Learning How to Have the Big Conversations
Before I moved to Minnesota and started working for Honoring Choices (then Light the Legacy),I worked for almost 5 years as a funeral director. As I moved through my twenties, a number ofmy elders passed, and I found myself underwhelmed with the care I saw being...
Advanced Care Planning in the Era of COVID-19
How the Pandemic Has Changed End-of-Life Decision-Making The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the importance of advanced care planning. As the world continues to grapple with the impact of the virus, many individuals and families are rethinking their...
An end-of-life changing event
On September 22, 2022, my wife, Donna, and I attended a life-changing event. Actually, it was an end-of-life changing event for us. We participated in Light the Legacy’s educational and fundraising event called End of Life Lessons where Brenda Hartman, MSW, and Anne...
On April 7th at 11:40am, Lynn MacKenzie talked with Kelly Cordes of WJON in St. Cloud about Light the Legacy’s vision and our work toward ensuring all people in Central Minnesota over the age of 18 have a healthcare directive, as well as our upcoming events. Tune in...
Take 10: Take Charge
THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH 6PM-7PM https://www.lightthelegacy.org/take-ten-take-charge/ At our FREE virtual event, learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has given us greater insight into advance care planning (ACP), and helped us make this essential process better and easier for...
Interview of Roland Brummer – ACP Facilitator Volunteer
What is your past experience in healthcare? (i.e. experience as a Nurse in the Cancer unit at SC Hosp., etc.) I was a staff nurse on the cancer unit of St. Cloud Hospital from 1989-2017 and am now retired. When I was a cancer nurse, I often cared for cancer patients...
Counterproductive Care
What comes to mind when you think about the experience of a “good death”? Often people will suggest that they would like to die in their sleep. Others suggest they would like to die peacefully in their home surrounded by loved ones. These are the ideals often...
Why at 33 years old I decided to get my advance directive completed
I’m a wife to my husband Bryan and a mother to three young daughters, Claire, Paige and Sophie. Like many others, I’m also a sister, daughter and friend; I have always considered myself a planner, and fairly organized (maybe not so much after our third daughter but I...
Our Family’s Reality During COVID-19
A fall in February meant an ambulance ride to the hospital for my Mom with fear of a fractured hip. Thankfully, x-rays showed there was no fracture, but extreme pain warranted a hospital stay. After many tests, pokes and prods, a pacemaker was recommended. Low pulse...