How to have end-of-life care conversations with your parents (Not appropriate for children)

Being in the sandwich generation can be pretty terrible sometimes. Last year, my mother sat down with my husband and me to talk about my role as her healthcare proxy. Although she is not sick now, in the event that she becomes sick, she wanted to be certain I knew her wishes so that I could advocate for them on her behalf, if necessary. It was a painful conversation. But also vital, because making end-of-life decisions on behalf of another person is impossibly hard. When you have this conversation with your parents, it’s important to know how to structure it, so that you can align your loved ones’ end-of-life care with their quality-of-life goals.