Surrogate – The Good Death Society Blog

March 9, 2025March 10, 2025

Where There’s a (Living) Will, There’s a Way

What happens if you decide to update your Advance Directive or your surrogate? Will you remember to send it to your doctors, lawyer, surrogate, etc.? How will individuals be sure they have the latest copy? (Continue reading ...)

March 2, 2025March 3, 2025

Prepare for your care to ensure your end-of-life treatment wishes

“End-of-Life decisions should not be made at the end of life” – Un-credited (Continue reading ...)

February 16, 2025February 15, 2025

Is end of life its own stage of life?

The concept of the end of life is a period that has evolved over time, with a longer duration due to advancements in health care. The end of life stage is likened to other life course stages, with specific tasks and preparations needed for a smooth transition. (Continue reading ...)

January 12, 2025January 13, 2025

To avoid unwanted medical treatment: choose a bulldog surrogate to fight for you

"Your choice of surrogate may be more important than your living will." (Continue reading ...)

May 19, 2024May 16, 2024

Dying: You Have One Chance To Get It Right

"Many of the individuals around the bedside barely know each other, and this becomes an environment of misinformation, mistrust, and hidden agendas about substantial financial and estate issues ... as ex-wives and ex-husbands, half siblings who never knew each other, long-time same-sex partners (surprise, who knew?), in-laws, out-laws show up at the bedside." -- Dr. Edward T. Creagan, M.D. (Continue reading ...)

February 18, 2024February 13, 2024

The Old Man’s Friend: Refuse Antibiotics To Achieve A Peaceful Death

"The legal method I suggest most for a dignified and peaceful death is to stop all treatments, especially antibiotics." (Continue reading ...)

January 28, 2024January 25, 2024

Having Dementia Wishes Followed

"Whose wishes for his medical treatment were we to honor? Those of my father back when he was a healthy, highly functioning geneticist? Or those of the simpler, weakened man my father had become?" (Continue reading ...)

December 17, 2023December 14, 2023

How Not To Die In The E.R.

"There should be a JLMA form: Just Leave Me Alone, for those of us who concede that we’re actually going to die some day and work to keep our end-times as inexpensive and comfortable as possible." (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 ...)

March 19, 2023March 15, 2023

You’re Suing Me BECAUSE I Kept Your Husband Alive?

“They made the end of his life horrible and painful and humiliating,” Elaine Greenberg said. “What’s the sense of having a living will if it’s not honored?” (Continue reading ...)

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