After Vermont lifted its residency rule for medical aid in dying, Suzanne, a former hospice chaplain, began hosting terminally ill guests at her peaceful retreat center. The Washington Post writes that she's part of a growing network providing supportive, home-like spaces for people seeking dignity and compassion at the end of life.
Jimmy Carter’s nearly two-year hospice journey highlights how end-of-life care can offer more than comfort — it can extend life and mean more time to do the things you love. ABC News reports that studies show patients with conditions like cancer or heart failure lived longer in hospice. Experts credit symptom management, emotional support and fewer aggressive interventions for these unexpected outcomes.
“An inside look at ‘medical aid in dying’”
In this two-part CBS Evening News story, viewers witness Barbara Goodfriend’s deeply personal choice to utilize medical aid in dying in New Jersey after being diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). “I wish I had more time to live, but I don't want more time as a patient," Goodfriend said. "I hope that something will get done, something will be accomplished, so that others can have the privilege that I'm having."
Nilsa Centeno, mother of the late medical aid-in-dying advocate Miguel Carrasquillo, spoke live on Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta about the painful death of her son, Miguel, a Chicago-based chef from Puerto Rico, who died at age 35 from brain cancer in 2016.
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