Timely, well-conducted conversations about goals of care in serious illness are associated with improved outcomes, including care aligned with the ill person’s values, less unwanted (and often expensive) care, improved satisfaction with care, and fewer mental health consequences for patients and families.
Please welcome death and grief educator, author, and public speaker Gail Rubin, aka The Doyenne of Death, as a guest contributor to the blog.
Please join us in welcoming author, podcast host, and end-of-life educator, and atheist chaplain Terri Daniel as a guest contributor to the blog.
Say hello to Althea Halchuck, FEN’s new surrogate consultant.
Does “getting your affairs in order” include planning your own funeral? Here’s why it should.
Lamar Hankins provides a point-by-point rebuttal to Wesley J. Smith’s attack on VSED.
Advice from hospice physician Karen Wyatt to make sure your exit is on your terms.
More stories from FEN members about why the right to die is important to them.
Only 10% of us will die in our sleep. For the rest, here is a list that can help facilitate a peaceful and painless exit.
