Yesterday (6/28) I had the honor of presenting to the Chambliss Law Firms annual Embracing Aging Seminar in Chattanooga TN. Our keynote speaker was Tembi Locke, an actress in multiple series including NCIS and Fresh Prince of Bel Aire. Her book From Scratch is the story of her love and loss of her Italian chef husband. She was a very effective speaker. (I’m glad I went before her!) Her book is on Reese Witherspoon’s book list and being made into a mini-series starring Zoe Saldana as Tembi coming out this fall. She spoke about how frustrated she was with no one leveling with her that her husband was dying and how late (5 days) they came to hospice. After she mentioned that she spoke to physicians and professionals as well, I offered her a copy of my book Education of a Hospice Doctor. She cheerfully took it saying, “Oh you’re the palliative care doctor…I love you guys!” So, there’s that.

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