Hospice is an emotionally charged word for some people. But what is it? What do they do? Where do they do it? Whaat services do they provide? And more importantly, what services do they not provide? Who pays for it? These questions and more, answered in The Hospice Episode.

In this episode, we talk about what palliative care is, what it isn't, and why it isn't the same as hospice. We debunk myths about palliative care - who it's for, and what you do (and more importantly don't) have to do to receive it, so you can decide if it's time to have your own palliative team. Whether you're living with cancer, getting treatment, not getting treatment, have other life-limiting illnesses or you're in survivorship, palliative care may be a good option for you.

In this episode, we dive into medical surrogates (AKA powers of attorney/POAs, medical decision makers) - what are they, what are they not, why you need one, why you technically already have one, and how to pick one. Then, we talk about how to ask someone to be your POA.

This is definitely a longer and meatier episode, so feel free to listen to the first half (what a POA is and why you need one) and the second half (how to choose your POA and ask them to do that for you) in two bits if that feels good to you.