Advance Directives

Feb 13

2

Two Heads Are Not Always Better Than One

By Althea Halchuck | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Healthcare Power of Attorney, Healthcare Proxy, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Surrogate, The Right to Die | 5 Comments

When it comes to your healthcare surrogate, do NOT name co-advocates!

Feb 06

4

My 92-Year-Old Father Didn’t Need More Medical Care

By Ezekiel J. Emanuel | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Disability, DNR, Dying, End-of-life care, Hospice, Mental Illness, Palliative Care, Suffering and Death, Surrogate, The Right to Die | 4 Comments

Ordering more tests and surgeries for dying patients is easy. Getting them the end-of-life care they deserve takes much more effort.

Jan 30

1

How Do I Turn This Thing Off?!!!

By Gary Wederspahn | Advance Directives, Death With Dignity Act, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, ICD, Medical Aid in Dying, Pacemaker, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Surrogate, The Right to Die | 8 Comments

When you’re a heartbeat from dying, the high-tech gizmo that keeps you alive may do so against your wishes.

Jan 16

0

The “Shell Game” is Deadly Serious, and Fraught With Room for Mistakes

By Susan Robinson | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Hospice, Medical Aid in Dying, Palliative Care, Proxy, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, Surrogate, The Right to Die, VSED | 10 Comments

When dementia looms, how do you define ‘guideposts’ to signal: Enough is enough?

Jan 09

2

Avoid becoming a victim of the U.S. end-of-life care system: Choose wisely

By David Wilcox | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Disability, DNR, Dying, End-of-life care, Hospice, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Proxy, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, Surrogate | 8 Comments

American healthcare is supposed to help. At end of life, too often it victimizes us.

Nov 07

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When It Comes to End-of-Life, Some Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

By Kevyn Burger | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Dying, Healthcare Power of Attorney, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, Religion, Right-to-Die Laws, Spirituality, Suffering and Death, Suicide, The Right to Die, VSED | 4 Comments

With or without Medical Aid in Dying, VSED offers a legal option; a new book explains all the ins and outs from every angle.

Oct 24

8

What Ways Can You Die When You’ve Had Enough of Life?

By Althea Halchuck | Advance Directives, ALS, Choice, Dementia, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Grief, Medical Aid in Dying, Mental Illness, POLST, Right-to-Die Laws, Suffering and Death, Suicide, Surrogate, The Right to Die, VSED | 13 Comments

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.

Sep 19

0

There Is No Autopilot for Navigating Advance Directives

By Althea Halchuck | Advance Directives, Choice, Dying, Final Exit Network, Healthcare Power of Attorney, Surrogate, The Right to Die, VSED | One Comment

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.

Aug 29

0

That Glorious Last Summer: A Patient Says No to Chemo

By Althea Halchuck | Advance Directives, Choice, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Suffering and Death, The Right to Die | 7 Comments

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.

Aug 15

2

Why I Joined Final Exit Network

By Anonymous | Advance Directives, Choice, Dementia, Disability, Dying, End-of-life care, Final Exit Network, Mental Illness, Suffering and Death, The Right to Die | 2 Comments

A past experience with his beloved, suffering wife, and a staunch belief to not go down the dementia rabbit-hole, led “Andrew” to join Final Exit Network. Read to find out why.