Lessons from End-of-Life Caregiving

As part of our “Garrison Talks at the JCC” event series, Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell, Rabbi David Ingber, and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie had an intimate conversation about their experiences giving end-of-life care and the many lessons it has taught them. The evening centered around the new book, Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care (co-edited by Ellison and Matt Weingast), and included poetry readings, personal stories, and a Q&A.

Some of the key questions they discuss:

• How do we understand death?
• What is the current state of end-of-life health care?
• How do we give care without becoming depleted?

Listen to the complete audio from the event below.