If you were in a medical emergency and couldn't speak, who would voice your wishes? Learn how advance directives can provide valuable healthcare guidance in a time of personal crisis.
Compassion Choices Virginia volunteers discuss the benefits of making an advance directive to assure those who become ill are able to get medical treatment that suits their wishes. 
Judy Welp, Volunteer Compassion & Choices VA
Judy Welp has been a Tidewater Resident since 1990. She received her undergraduate degree from Clarke College in Dubuque, IA and an MSW from West Virginia University. She worked about 10 years as a child welfare case worker before joining Allstate insurance as a claims adjuster. Being caregiver for her sister who died from lung cancer in 2004 led her to a desire to know more about the death process and what could be done to make it more compassionate. Judy is a lead volunteer with Compassion & Choices, a nonprofit organization that works to educate, provide resources for end-of- life planning and advocate for expanded options at the end of life. Our goal is that everyone should receive the end-of-life care that reflects their values, priorities, and beliefs. And most importantly, their wishes for a good death.
| Mon, Aug 25 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
| Tue, Aug 26 | 10:00AM to 7:00PM |
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