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Florida Bill History

Katie Wingo February 28, 2024 No Comments

Florida Bill History 2023On February 16, 2023, a medical aid-in-dying bill (SB 0864) was filed in the Florida Senate, the first bill of its kind since 2020. The House introduced…

Florida Bill Summary

Katie Wingo February 28, 2024 No Comments

Florida Bill Summary Florida’s End of Life Options Act HB 561 and SB 1642 The Legislation Allows:A terminally ill, mentally capable adult with a prognosis of six months or less…

lukej February 27, 2024 No Comments

Ashley Johnson

lukej January 23, 2024 No Comments

Ashley Johnson shared her story in December of 2023. My journey into the world of end-of-life care, particularly as a death doula, is deeply rooted in my personal experiences and…

Janina and Gary Birtolo seated in a restaurant surrounded by three granddaughters.

Janina Birtolo

Katie Wingo June 13, 2023 No Comments

Janina shared her story in May of 2023. The thing about emphysema is it’s a progressive disease, and there is no cure. That reality took some getting used to, but…

Aubrey Tolson

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Aubrey shared his story in August of 2021. My beautiful niece, Jill Williams, died from terminal cancer on July 15, 2021. She had only retired just over three years prior…

Judy Rene

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Judy shared her story in January of 2021. I hope you never have to see your loved one suffer the way my husband did at the end of his life.…

Abigail Johnston

lukej April 8, 2020 No Comments

Abigail shared her story in January of 2020. In January of 2017, at the ripe old age of 38, I felt a lump in my left breast. I was tandem…

Isa Mendez

lukej October 24, 2019 No Comments

Isa shared her story in October of 2019. At the end of 2017, Isa Mendez had occasional spotting. Perhaps it was her strenuous spinning classes, her four-hour drives or even…

Desgarradora muerte de José José muestra necesidad de planeación de cuidados para fin de vida

lukej October 9, 2019 No Comments

La muerte reciente de José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, mejor conocido como José José, ha creado una gran confusión sobre el significado de la opción de cuidados de fin de vida…

State: Florida