Planning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here’s How

(By Katherine Harmon Courage for NPR)

The coronavirus pandemic has been a stark reminder “that things can change in a minute — and so you’ve got to be prepared,” says Sunita Puri, medical director for palliative care at the Keck Medical Center at USC. One of the ways to do this is to decide what sorts of treatments you would want (or not want) in the case you became critically ill — and then document those wishes and share them with loved ones.  Continue reading article here…

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