“Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.”
— Nanak
In his mind, Mr. Solution had become the problem, adding to his grief and distress.
A friend’s .357 “solution” reinforced his decision to learn from right-to-die groups.
Managing dying and death is difficult enough. But if you do nothing, you’ll be a pawn in a profit-driven medical system.
How we die is in direct relationship to how we have lived.
Ordering more tests and surgeries for dying patients is easy. Getting them the end-of-life care they deserve takes much more effort.
Having hope as death nears is not always helpful – not if it’s delusionary and detracts from positive end-of-life attitudes and actions.
When dementia looms, how do you define ‘guideposts’ to signal: Enough is enough?
American healthcare is supposed to help. At end of life, too often it victimizes us.
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