Monthly Newsletter
September 2019
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Dr. John Mulder
MCM Steering Committee Member
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Dave Kampfschulte
MCM Facilitator & Speaker
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Carl Ver Beek
MCM Board Member
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Congratulations, Senior Neighbors 16 over 60 honorees.
Thank you for your dedication to MCM!
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Join us at the Capital Area Summit
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The MTG Space | Lansing, MI
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the Capital Area Summit will feature an Advance Care Planning (ACP) track featuring best practice breakout sessions with statewide ACP experts. Network and learn from
local, state, and national leaders!
Presentations will help attendees understand recent policy changes, advance directive storage/retrieval mechanisms, and how to promote shared decision making at all stages (including community based ACP programs). These presentations will enhance healthcare provider’s ability to honor a person’s wishes!
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Do you or someone you care about struggle with memory loss?
Have you ever wondered what kinds of future healthcare
choices someone with memory loss faces?
This class is appropriate for individuals/families concerned about current or future memory loss issues in themselves or a loved one. The presentation will include the basics of brain structure and function, behaviors one may see in dementia, and ways to seek support. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to review, and possibly complete, an advance care planning document that would list their preferences for care in the various stages of memory loss.
Presented by:
Lisa Misenheimer, MSW
Director, Rethinking Dementia Accelerating Change
Carol Robinson DNP, RN, CHPN,
Community Coordinator, Making Choices Michigan
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Natural (Green) Burial and Home Funerals:
What you need to know, before you go!
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
7-8:30 PM
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To some, talking about funeral rites and passages are taboo.
To others, the conversation is a source of curiosity, practicality and/or reflective of one’s own spirituality. If you have had an advance care planning conversation with us, you also know we ask about your burial preferences in order to make it easier for the ones you leave behind.
This class will answer all sorts of questions about the somewhat newer (and some ancient!) practices of home funerals and natural burials. From the definitions of the various burial choices (including water/marine reef placement) to legal requirements, environmental impact and involvement of family and friends, this is an evening you won’t forget!
Presented by:
Mr. Paul Uzarski, Heritage Life Funeral Homes
Mr. Ron Zartman, Ridgeview Memorial Gardens
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"More Americans are recognizing their carbon footprint extends past death and are shunning traditional burials that involve formaldehyde embalming, treated caskets,
concrete vaults and more.
Over half (53.8%) of respondents to a 2017 survey by the National Funeral Directors Association said they are interested in natural, or green, burials to reduce the environmental
impact of end-of-life rituals."
- Rachel Watson, Grand Rapids Business Journal
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Interested in exploring how you can volunteer with MCM?
Would you like to sponsor an ACP education event?
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Click
here
to learn more about registering your patient and client documents or to schedule your ACP appointment today!
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Making Choices Michigan | Office: (616) 421-4840 | MakingChoicesMichigan.org
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