The first conversation
Let's start with what happened today.
A conversation companion for serious illness
When it all feels like too much, start here.
Whether the news came today or you've been carrying it a while, you don't have to make sense of it alone. Ask questions, think through decisions, and find support whenever you need it.
Bring what's on your mind.
You don't have to organize it first.
What Ember is
Ember is a conversation companion for people facing serious illness. It helps patients and families understand what's happening and prepare for what comes next.
- Understand a diagnosis, test result, or treatment plan.
- Prepare for appointments and difficult decisions.
- Find words for conversations with family.
Each Ember companion is built around a specific illness, for the patient and the people beside them.
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My dad was diagnosed yesterday. I don't know what to ask at his appointment.
I'm sorry. We can get you ready for it. What do you know so far?
Just that it's glioblastoma. It all happened so fast.
That's a lot to hold at once. Let's start with the questions worth bringing tomorrow, one at a time.
Type what's on your mind…
Working with partners
Built alongside the organizations families already trust.
From single-disease funds to national nonprofits, Ember works with the people already doing this work across many illnesses.
Serious illness changes more than one life.
We built Ember after living through serious illness in our own families. When one person is sick, everyone around them carries something too: questions, decisions, fear, and the work of keeping life moving.
Ember is forthe person living with the illness
Built by people who've been there.
Read our story →Ember stays with you.
Life doesn't happen all at once. Neither does this conversation.
The next appointment
Here's where we left off, and what you wanted to ask.
Weeks later
A lot has changed. Let's make sense of it.
A hard day
You don't have to explain everything at once.
Months later
We can figure out what matters now.
One thing at a time. For as long as it takes.
Bring the question you have today.
One question is enough. We can take it from there.