# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: 🗓️ Saturday, Aug 29th
⏰ 12:30pm - 2:00pm
💲 5 Members/$8 Non-members
📍Sebastopol Area Senior Center

Learn about VSED (Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking), an end-of-life option that allows mentally capable individuals to make personal decisions about their care and comfort. This presentation offers a compassionate, educational overview of:
• What VSED is and how it works
• Who may consider VSED and why
• The role of caregivers, hospice, and medical support
• The legal framework surrounding VSED
• What to expect during the process
• Important considerations for individuals and families

Join us for an informative and respectful conversation on planning and personal choice at the end of life.

About the presenters:
Willow Taraja and Antonia Kao are experienced end-oflife doulas who provide compassionate guidance through advance care planning, MAiD, VSED, and practical end-of-life preparations, helping individuals and families navigate this journey with dignity, comfort, and peace.

Register online at sebastopolseniorcenter.org using your membership key tag code. OR CALL 707-829-2440
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sebastopol/planning-with-intention-understanding-vsed-and-your-options/200030309478024
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sebastopol
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 167 N. High St., Sebastopol, CA, United States, California 95472
- **lat**: 38.4026
- **long**: -122.82581
- **full address**: 167 N. High St., Sebastopol, CA, United States, California 95472

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options being held?
  - **A:** Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options takes place on Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Sat, 29 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 167 N. High St., Sebastopol, CA, United States, California 95472.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options?
  - **A:** Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options is organized by Sebastopol Area Senior Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Sebastopol, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Planning with Intention: Understanding VSED and Your Options sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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