Having hope as death nears is not always helpful – not if it’s delusionary and detracts from positive end-of-life attitudes and actions.
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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.
An end-game plan brings peace and security – even if it’s never used.
“Let’s stop fearing death and transform it into an experience that could bring us closer together as a family,” writes the real “Patch” Adams. “Let’s have a fun death.”
“Must we buy into the Grim Reaper routine? Are we not free to choose how we look at death?” Read what the real Patch Adams believes.
In the second of a two-part blog, a renowned EOL healthcare reformer (a triple amputee) talks to Final Exit Network about the thorny nexus between Medical Aid in Dying and the profound challenges faced by disabled people.
More stories from FEN members about why the right to die is important to them.
Does COVID-19 have a silver lining for advocates of death with dignity? Barak Wolff of New Mexico End-of-Life Options Coalition thinks so.
End-of-life pain can be complex and not all such pain is easily or satisfactorily controlled. FEN member Craig Phillips shares his experiences with pain control while working as a volunteer in a hospice.
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