About Tara Takes a Stand
In 2020 the sudden passing of my mom changed our lives forever. Nothing in this life could have prepared me for that amount of pain. The pain I felt I couldn’t even describe, really I still can’t describe it. At the same time I had so much anger at how mom was treated while trying to get a diagnosis I needed to do something so other families didn’t go through the same thing. I began questioning everything in my life even my career. Did I need to go back to school and become a doctor so I can try to make changes in that field, or become a researcher to help find cures? Did I need to go to law school so I can help families sue doctors when things like this happen? My faith was being challenged at the deepest level. I still had to try and navigate this life with this big gaping hole in it. Although in your mind you know grief and joy have to co-exist it’s much harder to really put that into practice.
My Mission
Provide information, education and resources needed to be your own advocate for your healthcare, dealing with grief, appointing an advocate, estate planning, having a healthcare team and many other topics. Have the hard conversations with family members about your wishes. Making sure you have everything in place in writing just in case some something happens in order to take some of the pressure off the family so they aren’t left guessing your intent or arguing over what each person thinks you would want.