Death Café scheduled for Oct. 9

The Rossmoor Death Café will meet on Friday, Oct. 9 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Vista Room at Hillside Clubhouse.

Though not a grief support or therapy group, Rossmoor’s Death Café offers a safe place to discuss such end-of-life issues as the challenges of aging; how to live well now and find meaning; the demands of being a caregiver; how to have conversations about final plans and wishes with family and friends; what constitutes a good death; and other late-life concerns.

The Rossmoor Death Café is co-facilitated by Bess Chosak, a retired nurse who helped found America’s first hospice program, and Jim Greenberg, a retired physician. Both were primary caregivers for their late spouses.

In addition to the Death Café, the Rossmoor End of Life Concerns Club presents thematically relevant films and programs on the third Monday of every month. Look for announcements in the Rossmoor News. Go to www.Deathcafe.com to learn about the Death Café movement or to find out about other Death Café meetings. Go to www.RossmoorEOLCC. org or contact Jim Greenberg at 1-412-736-2317 or endoflife concerns@gmail.com to learn more about the Rossmoor End of Life Concerns Club.

Contact Patty Harrington, membership co-chair, by text at 1-707-246-1152 (preferred) or email phbase@aol.com to become a member. Membership is $25 annually for the calendar year from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Join now and get three months free!