Newsletter
March 2020

Note From the CEO

Terminal illnesses can’t be put on hold.

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Top News

Using Telehealth to Ensure Access to Adequate Care and a Compassionate Death in the Age of Coronavirus

Even for an organization that deals with health crises every day, the COVID-19 pandemic is sobering and calls for new tactics. Read More

Storyteller Spotlight: Rita Perdichizzi

Rita Perdichizzi of Fayetteville, Georgia, is taking a proactive — and positive — approach to her diagnosis of early-onset dementia. Read More

Planning for National Healthcare Decisions Day

Advance planning has taken on a new urgency, and Compassion & Choices is ready to help in more ways than ever. Read More

Access Is Challenge With California End of Life Option Act, Not Abuse

Too many eligible patients are unable to complete the overly complex process to use the law.
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In the Media

• CEO Kim Callinan’s letter to the editor about Maryland’s End-of-Life Option Act, “Aid-in-dying legislation is compassionate, not risky,” ran in The Washington Post.
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s “As Healthcare Professionals Plan for COVID-19, You Should Too” addresses the heightened importance of discussing and documenting wishes for medical care.
• “Tell your loved ones how you want to navigate a serious illness. Appoint someone your healthcare advocate,” urges an article on preparing for death in the Napa Valley Register.

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