What brings you here?
Start from what happened, not from a blank form. You can change this later, and none of it is shared with anyone yet.
- They are in hospital right nowWe will start with the decisions that may be put to you this week.We will take you straight to the decisions that may be put to your family within days.
- We have been told they cannot go homeThis usually comes with a short clock. We will start there.We will take you straight to the decisions that may be put to your family within days.
- I visited, and something had changedNoticing it in a single visit is the most common way a family finds out. It is a good place to start.
- There was a fallWith or without an ambulance.
- There is a new diagnosisWe will not ask what it is. What matters here is what changes day to day.
- Something happened with the drivingA scrape, a wrong turn, a near miss, or a letter.
- I am worried about their memoryWhether or not anyone has said it out loud yet.
- Nothing yet — we are planning aheadThe best time to do this. Nothing here assumes anything is wrong.