Compassion & Choices News, December 2020

Note From the CEO

As 2020 comes to a close, Kim Callinan offers hope for the new year. Read More.

“Tributes, Stories and Song” Entertains and Inspires

Supporters nationwide gathered for an evening of community and music, including the debut of our signature song, This Is Your Show. Read More.

Volunteer Spotlight: Michael Fratkin

Palliative care physician, pioneer of telemedicine and member of Compassion & Choices’ Healthcare Advisory Council, Michael Fratkin chooses to focus on people rather than illness. Read More.

Compassion & Choices Backs Federal and State Bills for Better Care

We endorsed Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Compassionate Care Act and held a rousing rally for Massachusetts’ End of Life Options Act. Read more.

An Array of Voices Raise Awareness for Hospice, Palliative Care and Alzheimer’s Disease

To honor November as both Hospice and Palliative Care Month and Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, we ran a blog series featuring staff members Maria Otero and Bob Drake, as well as Compassion & Choices storyteller Don Pilcher. Read more.

Day of the Dead Lives On

Compassion & Choices got creative this year by carrying out our annual celebration virtually. Read more.

A Year of Staying Stronger Together

Our 2019-2020 annual report is out now, highlighting the organization’s progress and accomplishments in a time like no other. Read more.

In the Media

“Dear Abby,” syndicated in over 1,000 newspapers, referred readers to Compassion & Choices’ website and founder, President Emerita and Senior Advisor Barbara Coombs Lee’s recent book, Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End, in response to a reader’s question about end-of-life autonomy.
An article by Dr. Julianne Malveaux, “How Do You Want to Die,” about the importance of end-of-life planning in the black community also recommends Barbara Coombs Lee’s Finish Strong and appeared in several publications nationwide.
Compassion & Choices supporter and former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts’ op-ed about the 27th anniversary of the pioneering Death With Dignity Act and her husband’s death ran in the Oregonian.
NBC’s Today website and People.com featured Compassion & Choices advocate Dan Diaz discussing the six years since his late wife, Brittany Maynard, used medical aid in dying to end her suffering from terminal brain cancer.

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