Shelley Essery

Shelley Essery

Leaving Well

Week 2: The Decisions That Carry Us When We Can’t Speak

Health Care Wishes, Death Details and Memorial Planning

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Shelley Essery
Jan 15, 2026
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This is Week 2 of a four-week series exploring end-of-life planning through a lens of care, clarity, and love for the people we leave behind.

This week, we turn toward the decisions that often feel the most uncomfortable such as health care wishes, values, and the questions that surface when we consider a time we may not be able to speak for ourselves.

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