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Death Positivity and Stories that Sustain our Movement

Storytelling propels the movement for end-of-life care and options to new heights and informs the way Americans discuss death.

Andrew Flack was a teacher, hockey fan and advocate living with advanced cancer. He was a Compassion & Choices storyteller and advocate, participating in webinars, videos and other communications to advocate for medical aid in dying. He used California’s End of Life Option Act to access medical aid in dying and died on November 16, 2022. Andrew could not die at home in Illinois, where he grew up, because it does not yet allow the option of medical aid in dying.

• Andrew’s Death with Dignity Podcast outlines his experience with terminal cancer and features guests from diverse backgrounds discussing medical aid in dying.
• Andrew’s Storyteller Video explains his desire to die at home in Illinois and his decision to utilize medical aid in dying in California.
• The Summer 2022 Compassion & Choices Magazine features Andrew’s story.

Rita Florea – Diagnosed with lung cancer in April 2022, Rita Florea (1946-2023) accessed California’s End of Life Option Act and died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on January 4, 2023. Rita advocated for medical aid in dying as a Compassion & Choices storyteller.

Isa Mendez – Isa Mendez is a member of Compassion & Choices’ Latino Leadership Council and is living with stage IV uterine cancer. She participates in events and webinars with Compassion & Choices to raise awareness about end-of-life care and options.

• Isa’s company IMKahlo helps individuals with cancer navigate their diagnosis and find support and community.
• Inspired to Share: Four Stories of Intentional Living at the End of Life is a webinar featuring Isa and other storytellers explaining the importance of sharing your story in the end-of-life options movement.

Learn more about our storytelling program or to and share your story here.

“As the End Nears” webinar series – We follow the final stages of multiple ailments impacting millions of Americans in this four- part webinar series. Watch previous webinars here.

Other Resources

• Threshold Choir has chapters around the world that sing to individuals at thresholds, including at the end of life.
• At Death Cafe individuals discuss death in a safe space designed to increase awareness of how death affects all of us.

If these stories inspire you to consider planning your own care, visit Compassion & Choices’ Plan Your Care Resource Center for tools and resources.

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