State: North Carolina

Maureen Ruddy and Donna Prosser

Maureen Ruddy and Donna Prosser

Compassion & Choices (C&C) joined Donna and Maureen in June of 2024 to talk about what they learned from John’s end-of-life journey and from their careers as healthcare professionals.  Compassion…
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North Carolina Bill History

North Carolina Bill History 2021On May 3, 2021, the North Carolina House of Representatives introduced H.B 780, legislation authorizing medical aid in dying, with bipartisan support. The bill was referred to…
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Richard Morgan

The following excerpt is from the op-ed, "No one should have to suffer in agony like my 2 close friends did", by Richard Morgan that first appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch…
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Susan Spencer

Susan shared her story in July of 2022. My mother was happy if the people around her were happy — sometimes to her own detriment. During my father’s last year…
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Dabney Grinnan

Dabney shared her story in July of 2021. My paternal grandmother Sadie was a tiny woman, born and bred in Richmond, Virginia. She was always immaculately put together and carried…
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Don Southworth

Don shared his story in May of 2021. I took care of my dad, Harry Southworth, the last year of his life when he was in hospice for terminal prostate…
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Jane Brody

Jane shared her story in June of 2021. My mother Elizabeth Kreplick was the type to never sit still. She was lovingly nicknamed "Energizer Bunny" by her close friends. She…
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Linda Lotti

Linda shared her story in June of 2021. I have been living with emphysema for nearly 15 years, but was not diagnosed until 2011. I was a longtime smoker–44 years…
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