Description
In This Together: A Shared Journal for End-of-Life Wishes, Care, and Legacy
Talking about the end of life is never easy, but it’s one of the most meaningful conversations you can have. In This Together is a guided journal for partners, spouses, or close companions who want to explore what matters most—how to live well, care deeply, and leave behind clarity instead of confusion.
Inside, you’ll find thoughtful prompts and gentle guidance to help you discuss everything from medical choices and hospice care to financial wishes, funeral plans, and the legacy you hope to leave. Whether you write side-by-side or pass the journal back and forth, this book offers a safe, structured space to express fears, share memories, record decisions, and uncover what truly matters.
Sections include:
- Beginning the Conversation: Naming the fears, beliefs, and hopes that shape how you think about death and dying.
- Medical Care & Advance Directives: Clarifying your values, your voice, and who will speak for you.
- Hospice, Palliative Care & End-of-Life Choices: Understanding comfort care, options, and dignity.
- After Death: Body Disposition & Rituals: Exploring traditions, innovations, and what feels right for you.
- Legacy, Messages & Meaning: Capturing the words, wisdom, and love you want to pass on.
- Finances, Family & Future Planning: Protecting your loved ones and preserving what matters most.
- Living Well Until the End: Honoring joy, connection, and purpose in every remaining day.
Also included in each section is an easy-to-understand Index of Terms, defining common end-of-life words and concepts—like advance directive, green burial, and medical aid in dying—so you can make informed choices together.
This journal isn’t about giving up hope. It’s about preparing with love, courage, and honesty. Because starting the conversation is an act of care, but writing down what’s true is a lasting gift.
