2. We’re really, really
bad at talking
about death

3. Over 80% of healthcare
surrogates that made
end-of-life decisions
had symptoms of PTSD
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2219771

4. Less than half of severely
or terminally ill patients
have an Advance Directive
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/aging/endliferia/

5. Of people with Advance
Directives, less than a third
have a physician who is
aware that it exists
www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/aging/endliferia/

6. Where there’s a will,
there’s a way.
way

7. Games are platforms
for conversations

8. Poker
Tall TalesResult:
BluffMethod:
DeceptionGoal:

9. My Gift of Grace

10. My Gift of Grace
Authentic ConversationsResult:
GratitudeMethod:
DiscloseGoal:

11. “Thank you”

12. Establishing boundaries
QUESTION 1
Write down any
fears you have
about playing this
game.
QUESTION 2
Write down any
hopes you have
about playing this
game.

13. QUESTION 4
Who haven’t you
talked to in more than
six months that you
would want to talk to
before you died?
QUESTION 23
If you could control
only one thing about
the place that you
spend your last hours
of life, what would it
be?
QUESTION 5
If you needed help
going to the bathroom
today, who is the first
person you would ask
to help you?
Who would you never
be able to ask?

15. Who plays?

17. mygiftofgrace.com

18. Thank you