Given your diagnosis, it is important we talk about things now, while you can express your priorities.

We are in a different place because of what’s happened, but we know that for all of us, thinking about the future is important.

It is hard to deal with all of this.

I know it will be upsetting to think about situations before they are happening.

I can imagine there are things that worry you about the future?

Given the situation, are there things that you want to do?

When you think about the future, what concerns you?

Are there situations that you fear? Some people worry about being kept alive when they are at a point where they can’t communicate, for example.

As I listen to you, it sounds like the most important things for you are…

It has been really helpful to hear what matters to you. These are the things that I think we can document to make sure that we manage situations in the future to try and ensure your priorities are achieved.