May 13, 2015Senator Mark WarnerSenator Johnny Isakson475 Russell Senate Office uil!in"131 Russell Senate Office uil!in"Washin"ton, #$ 20510Washin"ton, #$ 20510 #ear Senator Warner an! Isakson%Secon! Win! #rea&s, Inc' an! the (irtual #e&entia )our* su++ort the i+artisan $are -lannin" .ct' )he lan!&ark ill you ha/e intro!uce! oul! i&+ro/e care for those ith a!/ance! illness y ensurin" they ha/e the tools they nee! to &ake infor&e! choices ase! on their "oals, /alues, an! +references')he $are -lannin" .ct oul! ensure that +atients ith a!/ance! illness recei/e the care they ant% no &ore, no less' our ill +ro/i!es +atients ith Me!icare co/era"e for /oluntary, tea& ase! !iscussions of +ro"nosis an! care +lans throu"hout the +ro"ression of a!/ance! illness, not ust at the en! of life' $ritically, the ill also ensures that this enefit is oth &eanin"ful an! of /alue to +atients, throu"h the !e/elo+&ent of uality &easures to ensure concor!ance ith +atient /alues' We are also +lease! to see &echanis&s to enhance the use an! +ortaility of .!/ance #irecti/es across care settin"s an! state lines'
Second Wind Dreams® (SWD®)
is a non+rofit or"aniation foun!e! in 1667' )his or"aniation is chan"in" the +erce+tion of a"in" throu"h the fulfill&ent of !rea&s an! e!ucational +ro"ra&s inclu!in" its fla"shi+ +ro"ra&, )he (irtual #e&entia )our* (#)8' )he .tlantaase! or"aniation has fulfille! thousan!s of !rea&s ith hel+ fro& co&&unity an! cor+orate in/ol/e&ent' )he (#) is a scientifically +ro/en ðo! that uil!s sensiti/ity an! aareness in in!i/i!uals carin" for those ith !e&entia y te&+orarily alterin" +artici+ants9 +hysical an! sensory ailities' )his e/i!ence!ase! +ro"ra& si&ulates chan"es associate! ith co"niti/e !ecline' )his +atente! +ro"ra& offers ho+e y +ro/i!in" +ractical ays to create an en/iron&ent that su++orts the !isease an! increase un!erstan!in"' )he $are -lannin" .ct ill "o a lon" ay to furtherin" our &ission to chan"e the +erce+tion of a"in" es+ecially for those ith a!/ance! illnesses y "i/in" the& the o++ortunity to e in/ol/e! in !ecisions ith no fear of those ell thou"htout !ecisions ein" chan"e!' Our "oal at SW# isto hel+ those in the care continuu& &aintain the hi"hest uality of life y fulfillin" their !rea&s an! +ro/i!in" the est !e&entia trainin" +ossile to insure those carin" for the& &aintain the !i"nity an! res+ect they !eser/e' .ll too often the +erson ith !e&entia loses his:her ri"hts an! suffers the orst hu&an in!i"nity of ein" treate! as thou"h they are no lon"er a /iale +artici+ant in their care' )his act ill kee+ the +erson front an! center in the care +lannin" herethey elon"')hank you for your i+artisan lea!ershi+ on this i&+ortant +olicy' Secon! Win! #rea&s shares your co&&it&ent to +atients9 uality of life an! ensurin" that they ha/e the tools they nee! to &ake choices that are ri"ht for the& an! their fa&ilies, an! look forar! to continuin" to ork ith you on this ill' ;eel free to contact &e'