In this fifth video in the 5-part series, Garrick Colwell discusses how to document your end of life wishes so that you, your loved ones and your healthcare professionals are ALL on the same page. He reviews how to complete the Advance Directives, the Texas Medical Power of Attorney for Designation of Health Care Agent (MPoA), the Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Order (OOH-DNR), the After Death Decisions documents, and the Authorization to Disclose Protected Health Information.
We recommend you download these resources before watching the videos:
- Your Conversation Start Kit: theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ConversationProject-ConvoStarterKit-English.pdf
- How to Talk to your Doctor: theconversationproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ConversationProject-TalkToYourDr-English.pdf
Garrick Colwell has been a Hospice Volunteer since 1987, serving as an on-call hospital and hospice chaplain. He is a Respecting Choices® Advance Care Planning Certified Instructor and Facilitator.
As a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, he co-created with Hospice Austin Conversations On Grief, a monthly online grief support program.
Garrick and his late wife Kinsloe, along with 20 Austin area healthcare advocates, co-created Kitchen Table Conversations, an all-volunteer nonprofit providing educational resources that empower people to have end of life conversations.
Garrick was Kinsloe’s fulltime caregiver and end of life companion.
