As a Disabled Person, Autonomy Over My Healthcare Is Paramount
People with disabilities speak up for MAiD; some “rights” groups would deny them choice. (Continue reading ...)
Is a ‘Completed Life’ Completely Sufficient for Checking Out?
With all the ways to improve MAiD, should RTD advocates be concerned about healthy seniors who say, "I’ve lived long enough?" (Continue reading ...)
Two Heads Are Not Always Better Than One
When it comes to your healthcare surrogate, do NOT name co-advocates! (Continue reading ...)
My 92-Year-Old Father Didn’t Need More Medical Care
Ordering more tests and surgeries for dying patients is easy. Getting them the end-of-life care they deserve takes much more effort. (Continue reading ...)
How Hope Can Cause Harm at the End of Life
Having hope as death nears is not always helpful – not if it’s delusionary and detracts from positive end-of-life attitudes and actions. (Continue reading ...)
The “Shell Game” is Deadly Serious, and Fraught With Room for Mistakes
When dementia looms, how do you define ‘guideposts’ to signal: Enough is enough? (Continue reading ...)
Avoid becoming a victim of the U.S. end-of-life care system: Choose wisely
American healthcare is supposed to help. At end of life, too often it victimizes us. (Continue reading ...)
Six Before 80? My Cat May Know
You do everything you can, take every possible step to delay the inevitable. At what point do you say, “Enough. I’m done.” And welcome freedom. (Continue reading ...)
When It Comes to End-of-Life, Some Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
With or without Medical Aid in Dying, VSED offers a legal option; a new book explains all the ins and outs from every angle. (Continue reading ...)
Is There an “Epidemic” of Suicide Among the Elderly?
If we believe much of what we read, suicide by U.S. seniors is running rampant. Don’t believe it. Some of those “suicidal” folks are making rational decisions to retire from a life well lived that is no longer worth extending. (Continue reading ...)