N DiGaetano: Numbered Days

Niki DiGaetano: Numbered Days: Connecting and Empowering Through Stories of Loss 

A conversation facilitated by Niki DiGaetano. If you would like to play a role in this hosted conversation please BOOK HERE.

In my own life and in others’ lives, I’ve observed the consequences of a death-phobic people. We have become enraptured by safety; we use it to convince ourselves of our invincibility. Then when we finally realize that we aren’t invincible, when it’s clear that our days are running down, we don’t know what to do.

Time and time again, I’ve seen the pain that results from not talking about dying until we or a loved one is, you know, actually dying.

Family members confronted with the barrage of medical, logistical and emotional questions for the first time don’t know how to react.

This confusion and lack of education sometimes results in decisions we regret later. For example, proceeding with a failing operation or a mishandled, difficult conversation.

Ultimately, it’s my hope that by sharing our experiences, others can learn from our past. In doing so, we can foster more conversations around death and dying and be better equipped when we inevitably encounter death once again.

Share your experience with death and dying at “Numbered Days: Connecting and Empowering Through Stories of Loss.”

When you first bore witness to death, how did it go?

Was the process quick? Or was it drawn out and exhausting, demanding immediate answers to questions you didn’t know?

This is a panel conversation designed to educate, connect, and empower both participants and viewers by facilitating the sharing of their experiences with death and dying.

Much of the end-of-life process is entangled with an overwhelming amount of unending questions. Some of these can include:

• How do I talk to them about this? 
• Where can I find support? 
• What’s palliative care? 
• What does hospice even do?

Unfortunately, most of us aren’t aware of these questions until we’re thrown headfirst into them.

But maybe by sharing our stories – especially those where hindsight is glaringly present – we can become more educated and empowered to face our loved ones’ deaths. And eventually too, our own.

Ultimately, it’s my hope that by sharing our experiences, others can learn from our past. In doing so, we can foster more conversations around death and dying and be better equipped when we inevitably encounter death once again.

To learn more or register, please visit preciousnumbereddays.com/numbered-days-borrowed-time