“Your choice of surrogate may be more important than your living will.”
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Althea Halchuck advocates for end-of-life options like human composting, a green alternative to traditional burial and cremation, promoting environmental responsibility while caring for the deceased.
“Many memories are created through heart-based events, so it’s possible that dementia patients may have a repository of memories that reside inside their hearts.”
“The legal method I suggest most for a dignified and peaceful death is to stop all treatments, especially antibiotics.”
“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?”
“Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.”
— Nanak
When it comes to your healthcare surrogate, do NOT name co-advocates!
When you believe it’s time to go, what options do you really have? There are more than you you think, without having to resort to a violent ending.
Having a firm Advance Directive is one of the most important things you can do to ensure your end-of-life wishes are honored. But it can be tricky to obtain the right document(s) you need.
What do dying people do when friends, family, and healthcare providers urge them not to give up, to “keep fighting” to the last, and to try everything possible to cheat death? Sometimes, they assert their absolute right to decide what’s best – and enjoy one last, glorious summer.
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