Wednesday, June 7, 1 – 3 p.m, Senior Center
— from Jami Mitchell for Orcas Senior Center —
The Orcas Senior Center is offering a new hands-on tutorial Wednesday, Jun. 7, from 1-3 p.m. for step by step instructions in filling out an Advance Directive/Living Will. You can visit endoflifewa.org to review the Advance Directive form that will be used. Copies will be provided for all participants at the workshop. The class price is $10 per person. Class size is limited, so pre-register at the Senior Center’s front desk or by calling 376-2677.
The workshop is led by RN Libby Garcia who has spent most of her career in emergency situations where she has glimpsed the near-to-last moments of many lives. After 16 years in those trenches, she worked as a hospice nurse. Bearing witness for the process of dying in these diverse settings brought her normally-introverted self to speak out about planning for end of life.
Libby now volunteers, assisting people with tough concepts and conversations, translating medical jargon and illuminating what really happens in emergency situations. She brings compassion and practicality to end of life discussions, helping people navigate these tricky waters using their personal values as the compass.
For fun Libby plays a banjo-uke, fixes old boats, and makes some pretty good hard ciders. Some may remember her grandmother Helen Buchan at Obstruction Pass, also an RN. The Senior Center welcome’s Libby for this important workshop and hopes that you and your loved ones take advantage of this opportunity.
