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| ⚫ | '''Engage With Grace''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]], viral movement designed to help get the conversation about the end-of-life experience started. The movement is built around The One Slide, which has five questions on it and can be used as a tool to help people better understand and communicate their preferences with their loved ones. Engage With Grace also promotes the importance of supporting each other’s preferences and ensuring that these wishes are honored. |
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| ⚫ | '''Engage With Grace''' is a non-profit, viral movement designed to help get the conversation about the end-of-life experience started. The movement is built around The One Slide, which has |
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| ⚫ | The concept for Engage With Grace was developed by Alexandra Drane (Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Eliza Corporation) and Matthew Holt (Founder of [[Health 2.0|Health2.0]] and The Health Care Blog) in the summer of 2008, following a discussion around the fact that so few people discuss their end-of-life preferences. Both Holt and Drane had personally experienced the consequences of not being sure of their loved ones’ preferences. In addition, they wanted to address statistics like the one suggesting that 73% of Americans would prefer to die at home, but only about 25% do.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/Mortfinal2005_worktable_309.pdf |title=Worktable 309. Deaths by place of death, age, race, and sex: United States, 2005 |publisher=CDC.gov |date=10 April 2008 |accessdate=24 February 2014}}</ref> |
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The One Slide can be easily downloaded and shared with family, colleagues, friends, anyone. |
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| ⚫ | The concept for Engage With Grace was developed by Alexandra Drane ( |
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You can see Alexandra Drane sharing her personal story here. [http://www.engagewithgrace.org/About.aspx#video] Engage With Grace was launched in October 2008 at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. |
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==Impact== |
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Engage With Grace has proven to be a safe place for individuals looking for information, support, and guidance on end-of-life conversations. A number of visitors to Engagewithgrace.org have shared their stories on the web site, such as this one: |
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''“Your story in the Boston Globe a day before Thanksgiving could not have come at a better time. I had decided to talk to my aging father about his wishes for the end of his life, and to do it as we were driving down to a family gathering where his brother would be. Introducing the topic with Za's story made it much easier. I did not second guess myself. I did not feel I was introducing the subject too soon. As it was he found it all very interesting and told my uncle that we had discussed important things like end of life care. My uncle told my Dad that he has already written his obituary, that he is not afraid of death - and the two of them sat and talked. It was very gratifying that my uncle could support me in having brought up the normally taboo topic. So today I wake with a clear conscience. The direction of my dad's care IS changing - as a boat slowly coming about. We will be ready. I am sending out advance gratitude that his passing - when it comes - will be easy. Now, I say to him, that is out of the way, let's go back to planning for the rest of your life. He is 91 years old.” Martha Stewart, 11/30/2008''<ref>http://www.engagewithgrace.org/Stories.aspx</ref> |
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Many have also emailed the site to share a more private conversation, or to simply thank the founders for spreading the word about end-of-life conversations. People sharing their stories include patients with terminal illnesses; adult children caring for aging parents; adults who have witnessed a loved one die unexpectedly, or in a way other than they believe their loved one would have intended; Hospice nurses and physicians who witness the strife around end-of-life care; and members of the press/media. |
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Since its launch in October 2008, Engage With Grace has been featured in hundreds of blogs (including the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek) as well as in more traditional media outlets such as The Boston Globe, USA Today, and National Public Radio. |
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In addition, people are starting the conversation with other people on social networking sites like Facebook (with over 700 active members on the Facebook Engage With Grace community) and at social gatherings, both professional and personal. To date, it is estimated that tens of thousands of people have been exposed to or used the tool. |
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==A viral campaign== |
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Around Thanksgiving 2008, Engage With Grace supporters launched the first-ever documented Blog Rally[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_rally]] — organized to encourage families to discuss end-of-life care issues while gathered together for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. More than 100 blogs participated. The Engage With Grace team launched a second blog rally around Thanksgiving of 2009, again with more than 100 participants and countless Tweets and Facebook postings. <ref>http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2009/11/engage-with-grace-reprise.html</ref> |
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==Accolades and recognition== |
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Engage With Grace ranks as one of the 10 phrases that became part of the healthcare lexicon in 2009<ref>http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-244059/10-Phrases-That-Became-Part-of-the-Healthcare-Lexicon-in-2009</ref>. In addition, Engage With Grace co-founder Alexandra Drane received the Boston Business Journal’s “Champions of Healthcare: Community Outreach” award for her work on Engage With Grace. <ref>http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/08/10/focus17.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:20, 6 August 2024
Engage With Grace is a non-profit, viral movement designed to help get the conversation about the end-of-life experience started. The movement is built around The One Slide, which has five questions on it and can be used as a tool to help people better understand and communicate their preferences with their loved ones. Engage With Grace also promotes the importance of supporting each other’s preferences and ensuring that these wishes are honored.
History
[edit]The concept for Engage With Grace was developed by Alexandra Drane (Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Eliza Corporation) and Matthew Holt (Founder of Health2.0 and The Health Care Blog) in the summer of 2008, following a discussion around the fact that so few people discuss their end-of-life preferences. Both Holt and Drane had personally experienced the consequences of not being sure of their loved ones’ preferences. In addition, they wanted to address statistics like the one suggesting that 73% of Americans would prefer to die at home, but only about 25% do.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Worktable 309. Deaths by place of death, age, race, and sex: United States, 2005" (PDF). CDC.gov. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2014.