The Weight of Your Words

About this episode

Liz Poret-Christ discusses the impact of her husband's glioblastoma and the importance of timely palliative care with guests Tracey Piparo and Jennifer O’Brien.

Host: Liz Poret-Christ Guests: Tracey Piparo Jennifer O’Brien In this special episode of Difficult Conversations, Liz Poret-Christ hosts in memory of her husband Ken, whose voice you hear in the show’s intro/outro and who passed away about a year ago from glioblastoma. Liz shares how that loss and the painful reality that palliative care and hospice are often introduced far too late sparked the conversation. She welcomes two guests, Tracey Piparo, a longtime physician associate who tran...

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Guests: Tracey Piparo, Jennifer O’Brien

Topics covered

• palliative care
• hospice
• grief
• glioblastoma

Keywords

• loss
• healthcare
• communication

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