End of Life Education is beginning a new series of programs that should be very exciting and educational.
The first program will be presented on March 19 beginning at 1p.m. at the Community United Methodist Church at 434 Lewis St. with the large convenient parking lot and side door into the meeting room.
In 2024, End of Life Education had a guest speaker, Connie Cook, an EMT (emergency medical technician), who gave a most memorable talk about emergency medical response. It was unbelievably impressive.
The emergency medical response team recently added a new staff member, Andrew Spangler, who is focusing almost solely on education.
He will be speaking to the public at two of our meetings, on March 19 and April 16.
His comments will be for senior citizens, but he will also be including material for the general public sharing how they want to expand their emergency education program for everyone. That is why everyone is invited to attend.
Knowledge about an emergency medical program can only be beneficial to everyone. I enjoy being part of something new that is just being developed.
We will all be working together to create the best program possible. Even if you just have questions or want better explanations, you need to join us.
Another new speaker at End of Life Education from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. on April 30 will be Brad Hunt, our Archuleta County coroner.
State laws have changed and the coroner must be more involved following every death.
It might turn out to be the most important thing you do on that day.
These may be three emotionally challenging programs. I feel that with caring and sensitive people working together, we can handle almost anything.
If you come, please step up and be prepared for a challenge. You may get to practice asking for help.
We have several medical doctors and several counselors who have been part of End of Life Education in the past. Plus, there are other amazingly caring people at our meetings. You may need to monitor yourself, communicate openly and be 100 percent honest.
I don’t think anyone told you that life is easy and the end may be most challenging.
I hope to see you there for a great learning experience and something that you will find to be most helpful. We almost always find that we are more capable and stronger than we ever thought we were. We will be learning a great deal at each of these programs.
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