Real Serious Illness Conversations with Parents | Dr. Kevin Haselhorst | TEDxGrandCanyonUniversity

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Death is inevitable, yet how one chooses to leave their loved ones is often neglected in the midst of life’s worst moments. Navigating the discussion of death is not an easy conversation with the living, especially when relating to our parents. Dr. Kevin Haselhorst emphasizes the importance of these conversations and provides five important tasks for making end-of-life transitions easier for both parties involved. Founder of Graceful
Departures and emergency
physician, Kevin Haselhorst is
the author of “Wishes to Die
For” and “Is Palliative Care
Right for YOU?”.
As an avid yogi and holistic
medical coach, he integrates
spiritual wisdom with medical
knowledge to calm emotions
for peace of mind during
serious illness conversations
with parents and their children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@deblavender]

End of Life is a difficulty time for all of us. Dr. H confronts this issue and offers options to both the person dying and their family. A great program for all of us.

[@kelceygalligan2354]

30 years in emergency medicine wow👏🏽 what a story thank you for sharing. This is a conversation that needs to be had!

[@masterminion3498]

This talk helped me integrate an idea I already knew for myself and my family, though never had the kind heartfelt voice to guide me so holistically. Our mind driven emergency care medicine centers called hospitals truly do need the heartfelt foundation of hospice. Well done and thank you for standing up as Dr Hospice!

[@mindingourelders]

This is a beautiful talk about listening to the heart's wishes. About choosing comfort care through hospice for our parents rather than insisting doctors prolong suffering through attempts to cure the incurable. Good job, Dr. H!

[@reneurbanovich637]

The idea of PEACE and end of suffering. Thank you for this really powerful perspective. My mom is in hospice right now and we are still trying to navigate these concepts. THANK YOU! So helpful.

[@monkirby]

Thanks for sharing an important message. My dad passed away in June and I’m so grateful he could tell us his wishes in his own words when the time came and that as a family we could agree to honor that and let him move on gently with love when the time came. ❤️🥰

[@suewelch5379]

Kevin, thank you for sharing this! My dad passed in May and we were able to honor his wishes. Hospice was such a blessing for us.

[@thePositiveMOM]

As an immigrant, I appreciate the cultures that have a heart-centered approach to death and I'm so thrilled to see you spread this message to the U.S.A.

[@Lin-me6om]

Excellent, powerful and thought provoking message every family should embrace. Dr. Haselhorst provides insight into family relations to honor a parents comfort care wishes. Thank you for sharing your own personal life experiences.

[@Yarona1]

Beautiful Kevin!!!! Such a needed message and I absolutely LOVED how you portrayed your father's need for balance between the heart and mind with the family & medical provider balance too! Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@bentennant3919]

Thanks for sharing this heartfelt message, Dr. Kevin - favourite bit is getting to the root of our relationship patterns by connecting to our hearts. Love that

[@brendashropshire7881]

I watched it once and had many a-ha moments…Plan to watch it again to take in all the pearls. Great job Dr. Haselhorst, and thank you for nudging us to think about this complex, difficult topic, from a more humane point of view.

[@JeffreyDean-nw3vs]

Helping loved ones experience a good death is the greatest gift we can give them. Your heartfelt presentation was outstanding. Betty and Jeff Dean

[@kurt_8955]

Great talk. More definitely need to have this talk with their parents, thanks for getting the word out and championing this issue. We need more health care providers like you.

[@superc0ww]

Such an incredible talk! So many great questions to consider as I think about my health and my families. This talk was so insightful and informative. Thanks for bringing us back to the heart centered approach and reminding us of the unpredictability of what to do when we are found in tough medical predicament.

[@philcohen9282]

Thank you for sharing this timely message!

[@kimsmarr]

Such an important message. Thank you for sharing!

[@kelceygalligan2354]

Have you ever seen Ram Dass documentary called Going Home? Thank you Dr. H! This resonates so deeply to so many

[@bradleymoore7622]

Crushed it Kevin! Loved your talk brotha!

[@lberg9769]

Absolutely beautiful and powerful words everyone should hear ! Amazing and brilliant! Thank you for this Dr Haselhorst ❤

[@YouthfullyYou]

This is deeply moving. We are not obligated to artificially extend life with medical aid when the disease process takes hold. I was worried that this talk was going to be about assisted suicide but it wasn't. I love the idea of heart centred holistic care - "let them be". Let's protect the dying like precious newborns!

[@embracinglove7478]

Powerful topic! These are important ideas for me to consider as my parents advance in age. Thank you!

[@griffinl921]

Thanks for sharing your experience, awesome video

[@cbreezy4]

Thanks Doc!

[@richardaizpuru3099]

Beautiful and heart felt talk