Why Deny Someone Comfort and Control at the End of Their Life?
In his mind, Mr. Solution had become the problem, adding to his grief and distress. (Continue reading ...)
Date with Death Club
Given the fact of our mortality, whether we want it or not, aren’t we all members of a Date with Death Club? (Continue reading ...)
Books About Death and Dying 2020 – May 2022
Ideas for your reading pleasure ... (Continue reading ...)
What Is Death In A Post-Roe World? (Part 2)
"We’re literally legislating what states of life are worth protecting, which is very, very similar to the abortion debate." (Continue reading ...)
What Is Death In A Post-Roe World?
What is death? In a post Roe world, right to life groups may have some new thoughts on this.
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Is the Word “Suicide” Appropriate in the End-of-Life Context?
The distress and pain that surrounds the suicide of a healthy person is different in kind and in degree from the distress and pain of the hastened death of a dying person. Vocabularies need to account for the difference between a killing and a death. (Continue reading ...)
On Their Own Terms
I hope others might be inspired to hold frank and open conversations about fundamental questions most of us will face. It would be so much less lonely for us all. (Continue reading ...)
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 ...)
Vermont Amends Patient Choice at End of Life Law to Improve Access
When the PCEOL was enacted in 2013, it incorporated the traditional Oregon safeguards. But over the past ten years, experience demonstrated that feared problems have not occurred. (Continue reading ...)
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 ...)