She stood by his bed, wringing her hands. He looked so frail and vulnerable, laying still, connected to beeping machines with tubes crisscrossing every which way. When I asked, "Is this what he would want?", she replied, "It happened so fast. We never had time to talk about it."

Sips & Wishes is where it all began. After witnessing families guessing "what would they want?", this curriculum was developed to educate and empower. Even those couples who have been married for sixty years just "never got around" to having the conversation. The family's uncertainty leaves questions, guilt, or shame, which leads to complicated grief. We won’t take away the grief, but we’ll take away the trauma.

So let's talk about it! Over a beverage (...see...that's where the "Sips" comes from.)

At a Sips & Wishes workshop, you gain valuable knowledge and tools to advocate for yourself and have meaningful conversations with your loved ones.

Instead of hearing about feeding tubes and ventilators in the doorway of a hospital room, Sips & Wishes is hosted in comfortable, welcoming spaces like living rooms, rec rooms, and community centers. Each session combines education with conversation over light refreshments. This isn't a lecture — it's a supportive space to get clarity, ask questions, and create a personalized plan.