I am an End-of-Life Doula: Listening, Supporting, and Advocating
My job is listening, holding space, being present – and it’s also educating and advocating. (Continue reading ...)
More of Us Will Need Assistance to Die Well
"Why couldn’t there be a service for these people where they can get MAiD-type help or have guidance on using a peaceful, lethal method?" -- Faye Girsh (Continue reading ...)
Medical Aid in Dying Allows for a Focus on Living
"Six months ... inexorably culminating in a slow death by starvation ... I cannot ... deny someone a choice that I myself would want ... under the same grim circumstances." -- Dr. Joshua Pagano (Continue reading ...)
Expanding Access to Medical Aid in Dying
What if the laws intended to give people more control over dying actually fail many of those who need them most? (Continue reading ...)
As A Death Doula And Professor Who Teaches About Dying, I See A Need For More Conversations About Death
When death strikes you or a loved one, we need prepared supporters. Everyone has a stake in death education. (Continue reading ...)
Wind Phones – The Line Isn’t Quite Dead
Wind phones are used to “call” deceased loved ones, say unsaid things, and continue to connect. (Continue reading ...)
I Know You Love Me — Now Let Me Die
"When it comes time for us to be called home, those of us in the know will pray that when we gaze down upon our last breath, we will be grateful that our own doctors and families chose to do what they should – instead of what they could." -- Dr. Louis M Profeta (Continue reading ...)
An Ethical Take on Physician-Assisted Death: A Physician’s Morality
"If medicine can justify one method for the humane ending of life, then all methods should be justified, inclusive of PAD, for it is as dignifying and compassionate as withdrawing a treatment from a patient who no longer wants to prolong their suffering." -- Jenna Khoja (Continue reading ...)
My First Inner-Circle MAiD Experience: A Canadian Story
A funeral director shares their perspective on end-of-life choices and finding peace. (Continue reading ...)
‘Battle Language’ – Does it Help Us Cope With Illness?
In battles, there are winners and losers. If you say someone was victorious, it implies that someone with an opposite outcome failed. Do we then accept the implication that death is a failure? (Continue reading ...)