End of Life Choices Blog
Reimagine End of Life San Francisco
Mark your calendar NorCal friends! Reimagine End of Life SF Bay Area will be running from October 24 through November 3, 2019. It is a citywide event with numerous venues and 200+ events and activities, many of which are free of charge. Reimagine End of Life SF...
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A New and SUPER Easy Way to Contribute to our Important Work! Hello Friends, We know how many requests for financial support come through your inbox for nonprofits and political causes; especially with the upcoming elections. As a small nonprofit dedicated to...
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour
A Return To Nature
I recently read this article, which appeared in my Inbox. I was pleasantly surprised by all the information it contained about green burial. This issue has not been part of my decade-long work in death and dying. However, I have known others who are...
Finish Strong: Book Review
Several months ago, I had the good fortune to hear Barbara Coombs Lee speak about her new book, Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End. Barbara, a former nurse, physician assistant, and now an attorney, is the president of Compassion &...
Barriers to Medical Aid in Dying even when it is legal
A recent story about the firing of Dr. Barbara Morris, a courageous geriatric physician in Colorado who went to court to fight for the right of her patient to use the state’s medical aid-in-dying law, is yet another warning for those of us in California and other...
When You Don’t Have Access to Medical Aid in Dying…
As of Tuesday, August 27, an appeals court in New Jersey overturned the restraining order mentioned in this post, which halted New Jersey’s “Aid in Dying” law, now making it lawful for terminally ill individuals to request a prescription from their physician to end...
In the Middle of a Revolution on Death
The Revolution is upon us The recent Washington Post article, “We’re in the middle of a revolution on death” is gently thought-provoking and describes a trend that we hope will become the reality for more Californians. Specifically, those who are facing terminal...
We are growing up
End of Life Choices California is growing up. We launched in February 2019 as just the spark of an idea. An idea full of purpose, caring, enthusiasm and commitment. The four of us came together to create a new nonprofit dedicated to providing accurate...
Upcoming San Francisco Volunteer Training Aug. 18
Hello Northern Californians! In case you haven’t already heard, we want you to know about an upcoming fabulous opportunity. We have scheduled our first northern California volunteer training in San Francisco for Sunday, August 18 from 10 am - 4 pm (includes...
