Gary Wederspahn

April 20, 2025April 21, 2025

End of life wisdom quotes

"Facing one’s own mortality is a universal human experience. I’ve been helped, encouraged and inspired by quotations from others’ reflections and insights. Here are some of my favorites." -- Gary Wederspahn (Continue reading ...)

January 22, 2023January 23, 2023

Death Anxiety Overstated?

"Death is indeed a fearful piece of brutality." Is it? (Continue reading ...)

January 30, 2022November 7, 2022

How Do I Turn This Thing Off?!!!

When you’re a heartbeat from dying, the high-tech gizmo that keeps you alive may do so against your wishes. (Continue reading ...)

July 4, 2021July 6, 2021

A Humane End-of-Life for Humans Too

Every U.S. state has laws against treating animals with cruelty. But only a handful permit Medical Aid in Dying to alleviate human suffering – and only in a small set of very limited circumstances. What’s wrong with this picture? (Continue reading ...)

October 11, 2020October 31, 2020

Acceptance of death and reclaiming traditional wisdom

Throughout history, death of a loved one has been a family event, not a medical one. It still is in many countries, and could be again in the US. (Continue reading ...)