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Rosalie Ann Guttman (nee Sonn) died Tuesday, Nov 7, at her home in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago where she had resided for many years. She was 91 years

At the end of October, we held an end-of-life-options forum here in Durango. The people from End of Life Options Colorado came from Denver to explain the Medical Aid in Dying Law (MAID), introduce Dr....

On Sunday, Nov. 12, the Itasca Unitarian Fellowship (IUF) will host Charles Gessert, MD, MPH, senior research scientist emeritus for Essentia Institute of Rural Health, for a presentation on end-of-life

Nature will dictate a peaceful death, so stopping antibiotic treatment can be a dignified option at the end of life.

Ten states permit end of life via Medical Aid in Dying. Why do patients request to end their lives early, and how do medical providers make sure they mean it?

When my husband left this world in the twilight hours of May 25, 2022, he roared like a lion. His arms were stick-straight, precisely parallel...

Author, historian and librarian Jim Van Buskirk presents the unique story of his grandmother’s forgotten singing career at the Jewish Community Center.

Author, historian and librarian Jim Van Buskirk presents the unique story of his grandmother’s forgotten singing career at the Jewish Community Center.

Althea Halchuck is a patient advocate and founder, Ending Well! Patient Advocacy. She focuses on end-of-life care and planning, aiming to help people have a “good death,” and can be reached at the Final Exit Network and on LinkedIn.She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "A bad death: the importance of truth-telling at end-of-life."

Althea Halchuck is a patient advocate and founder, Ending Well! Patient Advocacy. She focuses on end-of-life care and planning, aiming to help people have a “good death,” and can be reached at the Final Exit Network.