{"id":11898,"date":"2017-11-03T08:26:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T15:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11898"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:49","slug":"preparing-for-the-end-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/preparing-for-the-end-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing For The End Of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7mzY_aa_84?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>November 3, 2017 &#8211; As human beings, we all one day face the prospect of our deaths. And yet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/need-end-life-discussions-united-states\/\">remarkably few of us<\/a> make plans about our final days. In this episode, NMiF correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with Gail Rubin, author of <a href=\"http:\/\/agoodgoodbye.com\/\">\u201cA Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning For Those Who Don&#8217;t Plan To Die.\u201d<\/a> She coordinated the first <a href=\"http:\/\/beforeidieabq.com\/\">Before I Die Festival<\/a> in Albuquerque and holds regular \u201cdeath cafes\u201d around New Mexico.&nbsp; Rubin calls herself the Doyenne of Death and has made it her mission to get more people to have conversations many would rather avoid.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Reading;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/rundown\/need-end-life-discussions-united-states\/\">Why More Americans Need To Broach End-Of-Life Conversation<\/a> \u2013 PBS Newshour<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/01\/29\/464424348\/what-do-you-want-to-do-before-you-die\">What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?<\/a> &#8211; TED talk by artist Candy Chang who created the Before I Die Wall<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r9qR4ZiGX2Y\">A Good Goodbye<\/a> \u2013 TEDxABQ talk by Gail Rubin<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/08\/31\/health\/end-of-life-talks-may-finally-overcome-politics.html?_r=0\">Coverage For End Of Life Talks Gaining Ground <\/a>\u2013 New York Times<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/many-still-sidestep-end-of-life-care-planning-study-finds\/\">Many Still Sidestep End Of Life Planning, Study Finds <\/a>\u2013 Kaiser Health News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 3, 2017 &#8211; As human beings, we all one day face the prospect of our deaths. 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