End-of-Life Care – Page 9 – The Good Death Society Blog

October 30, 2022October 26, 2022

Sharing VSED Resources In My Community

VSED might not be for everyone, but it is the only chance for some to experience an end to unbearable suffering. Done with careful preparation, medical support, and compassionate caregiving, VSED offers a natural end to life. (Continue reading ...)

October 23, 2022October 19, 2022

Growing Towards VSED

In 2019, three community women asked to meet with me about a compelling community education concern. The spouses of these women had all struggled to use the VSED end-of-life option because our county’s only hospital, and associated hospice program, had religious affiliations and, therefore, was unable to support VSED. (Continue reading ...)

October 16, 2022October 17, 2022

Jean Had Both Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia … And a GOOD DEATH

After he died, Jean and her sister both looked at one other and said, “That’s how I’m going to die.” (Continue reading ...)

October 9, 2022October 7, 2022

A Bad Death: The Importance of Truth-Telling at End-of-Life

“Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.” — Nanak (Continue reading ...)

September 25, 2022September 23, 2022

Colombia Continues to Advance the Right of the End-of-Life Choice

“We reached the goal for patients like me, who aren’t terminal but degenerative, to win this battle, a battle that opens the doors for the other patients who come after me." (Continue reading ...)

August 28, 2022August 17, 2022

Books About Death and Dying 2020 – May 2022

Ideas for your reading pleasure ... (Continue reading ...)

July 10, 2022July 8, 2022

The Danger of Pathologizing Normal Emotions

Your emotional reaction to a dread disease diagnosis can have major implications for whether your treatment preferences will be accepted. (Continue reading ...)

June 26, 2022June 16, 2022

Beware Religious Restrictions: Patients and Doctors

Patients may not be aware that their health care system is faith-based, and rarely understand the restrictions that their health systems have implemented -- until they need this care. (Continue reading ...)

May 15, 2022May 11, 2022

Choosing The Clothes To Die For

“I’m more afraid of living than I am of dying.” (Continue reading ...)

May 8, 2022May 9, 2022

Don’t Be Caught Dead Without Us!

Consumers should shop prudently for their funeral – just as they should for a car, a home, an appliance, or any other service. (Continue reading ...)

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