Transforming the conversation about death and dying | Marian Taylor | TEDxHBU

Marian Taylor, a nurse whose specialty has allowed her to journey with many patients to their final moments, discusses the importance of having the difficult conversation about death and dying with your loved ones. She proposes that having a death plan is just as important as the birth plan most new parents have in place. This talk will put the difficult topics of death and dying in a new perspective. Marian Taylor, a graduate of University of Texas Houston Health Science Center School of Nursing, began her nursing career over thirteen years ago in the field of pediatric hematology and oncology. She spent ten years caring for children with blood disorders and cancer at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. Discovering her passion for end of life care, Marian is currently working as a rural hospice nurse. In addition to her career as a nurse, she is also a mom to two small children, an artist and writer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@hjong8830]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with the people you cared for. It’s reassuring to hear they had a caring and empathetic soul as their nurse in their last days, months, and years.

[@fernandomatos2053]

My grandma died yesterday and I haven't been able to stop crying. Hearing you talk helped me ❤️ Thank you

[@nancyochs6387]

This is a fantastic talk! It is such a privilege to be a part of a patient's plan. I'll be sharing this!

[@moniquejohnson5539]

I loved this, what a great nurse and so inspiring. I will carry this through my new nursing career

[@skyedogzwoods2057]

Dying Matters 2021, moved by your talk and experiences. Thank you

[@bpassion4fashion581]

Yes! This conversation is taboo. It’s weird to admit this as we are all going to die. Took a class in Psychology of Death and Dying. I learned a lot and forever thankful! Watch “ Grief Walker“ documentary .

[@Kundaliniyogawithkiranjot]

Thank yo so much, such an important subject

[@monarchteach]

This is an amazing talk and contains so much truth and also wisdom. Thank you for doing this talk.

[@barbossa70]

its an important talk.amazing? not sure the talk was amazing. It was just logical and matter-of-fact. That’s why anybody would say at least situations.

[@monarchteach]

@@barbossa70 Maybe I meant "amazing" because for me, personally, I had been like many others and hadn't thought enough about how few people consider a plan for their own death or the death of a loved one. Perhaps I was amazed at how clueless I (and many others) have been. So this talk was astonishing and since I made that comment years ago, it has changed how I've approached the deaths of a couple of loved ones and has significantly altered our lives (and deaths). And yes, the talk was logical and matter-of-fact and perhaps the amazing part was that I had not heard a talk like this before.

[@gail9566]

I'm heading to a seniors lodge to talk to a terminal patient about his last Christmas and to reminisce. Or where ever the conversation goes.

[@muslim5521]

i don't know what does the speaker meant by death plan but Death plan is way more important than birth plan. Death can come to us any moment, while birth is at stages and have a time and date. *"The most intelligent person is the one who remembers death often."* - Prophet of Islam - Prophet Muhammad (peace, blessings and mercy upon him) Intelligent in terms that he understands and keep a high mental capacity of the events that shall come to him after his death. He knows that what lies ahead (of death), lies for eternity. So he prepares himself hard to meet his end with happiness and pleasure. The happiness that would then last for him forever and ever....

[@hollyrussell6599]

How do you bring this topic up when you have a history of suicide attempts? I feel like if I addressed this with people they'd probably send me to a psych hospital