Commun ty Matters Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
October 2018
3 reasons to plan for your funeral By Candy Arrington, Next Avenue
Although I didn’t know it at the time, a week after my father received a terminal cancer diagnosis, he asked my cousin to take him to a local mortuary where he made decisions about his burial and paid for his funeral. Following his death five months later, as a grieving only child, I was thankful my father had the foresight to plan ahead, as he had always done for other life events. His choice to preplan was a gift that prevented me from making emotional and costly decisions based in grief. Death is a subject none of us want to confront. Talking about death causes us to face mortality and run head-on into the fact that we will not always be here. Yet death is inevitable and planning your funeral is a lot like planning for retirement. It requires honest evaluation and sometimes hard decisions, but it’s something that needs to be done. Here are three reasons to overcome hesitancy and consider planning your funeral now: FUNERAL, continued on page 2
Friends and colleagues, Kailey Bender and Evelyn Morales
Two members of nursing team receive employee scholarships Kailey Bender and Evelyn Morales, who work together as members of the evening nursing staff, have each received a scholarship through PMMA’s Employee Scholarship Program to help further their educations. Kailey, who has been with the community for three years, is a senior at the University of Kansas double majoring in history and sociology with an associate’s degree in women and gender studies. After graduation, she plans to either enter the workforce full time or begin work toward a graduate degree. Whichever direction she chooses, Kailey believes the time she has spent at the community will play a pivotal role in her future success. “The type of energy Lawrence Presbyterian Manor provides and the teamwork/bonding I have found here is something I’ll take with me EMPLOYEE, continued on page 2