End-of-Life Care – Page 7 – The Good Death Society Blog

July 23, 2023July 21, 2023

Choosing Death Over Suffering: Informing Patients About Physician Aid-In-Dying (Part 1)

As more states legalize PAD and the practice becomes more ethically accepted, it is important to determine a standard of care to guide physicians. (Continue reading ...)

July 16, 2023July 12, 2023

How To Prepare Yourself For A Good End Of Life

Don't wait until you're at death's door to explore your passions, deepen your relationships and find your posse. (Continue reading ...)

July 2, 2023June 29, 2023

Here’s to Hospice – But Not For-Profit Please

If you’re a for-profit business in the hospice business, where is your profit coming from? (Continue reading ...)

June 18, 2023June 20, 2023

Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families (Part 2)

For many families, making hospice work at home means hiring extra help -- out of your own pocket. (Continue reading ...)

June 11, 2023June 8, 2023

Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families

“Imagine if you’re the caregiver, and that you’re in the house. It’s in the middle of the night, 2 o’clock in the morning, and all of a sudden, your family member has a grand mal seizure.” (Continue reading ...)

June 4, 2023June 5, 2023

Respecting End-of-Life Choice: The Art of the Possible

Advocates, supporters, and champions (of MAiD) need to decide if it is better to have a law that is less than ideal … or have no law at all? Is something better than nothing? (Continue reading ...)

May 28, 2023May 29, 2023

We Like To Talk About “A Good Death”. But How Often Does This Really Happen?

Even though I would argue that most deaths aren’t good, we improve the quality of death of the vast majority of people we care for, often substantially. And there isn’t much that’s more satisfying than that. It just doesn’t make the death good. (Continue reading ...)

April 16, 2023April 13, 2023

My Husband Was Dying. I Was Being Ignored.

These stories are not for everyone, but they are topics that the author believes shouldn't remain in the silence. (Continue reading ...)

April 9, 2023April 6, 2023

End-Of-Life Conversations Can Be Hard, But Your Loved Ones Will Thank You

End-of-life conversations can ease suffering for families, not just patients. You can start these conversations simply, like saying, “I need to think about the future. Can you help me?” (Continue reading ...)

April 2, 2023March 30, 2023

The Legacy Of A Life While Contemplating A Good Death

On Saturday, February 18, 2023, when the Carter Center announced that former President Jimmy Carter would be receiving hospice care at home, I was both saddened by what this decision essentially means for the former president, and intrigued by the possibility of having broader discussions about hospice and, more specifically, end-of-life doulas. (Continue reading ...)

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