Kevin Díaz, president and CEO of Compassion & Choices, was named to the TIME100 Health list of the most influential people in health. “We’re working to redefine what the gold standard of end-of-life care looks like in the United States,” Díaz says. “We advocate for patient-directed care, where clinicians bring expertise, and loved ones and communities provide the support, but patients are the ones who set the goals.”
New York Magazine profiled Compassion & Choices advocate Dr. Jeremy Boal, a physician and geriatrician living with ALS who became a central advocate for medical aid in dying in New York. The piece described Boal practicing dying daily through meditation known as maranasati, a Buddhist practice, as he faces a terminal prognosis. “It sounds morbid, but it’s actually incredibly helpful to go through the process of imagining those last few hours and letting go of my possessions, letting go of my relationships, and wishing people well.”
Compassion & Choices advocates urged Georgia's Black families to begin end-of-life planning conversations during Black History Month, framing advance care planning as an act of love rooted in community rather than paperwork. Advocates recommended starting with personal stories of good deaths and opening discussions in trusted spaces like churches and family reunions.
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