Death With Dignity

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Books

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Butler, Katy.  The Art of Dying Well - A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life.  (2019)  An MD from Dartmouth’s School of Medicine, the author’s advice is simple, practical, and profound.    

 

Cowan Rabbi Rachel and Dr. kinda Thal.  Wise Aging; Living with Joy, Resilience, & Spirit.  (2015)   I think that you are familiar with this book. 

 

Gawande, Atul.  Being Mortal - Medicine and What Matters in the End.  (2014).  With respect to aging and death, Dr. Gawande looks at how medicine runs counter to what it should do. 

 

Green, Karen.  Bough Down. (2013).  This book is described as “a profound, bitterly funny book” that is something of a lament for her deceased husband.

 

Hitchens, Christopher.  Mortality.  (2012).  Hitchens outlines his ordeal with esophageal cancer.

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Jenkinson, Stephen.  (2015).  Die Wise - A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul.  The author believes that dying well is a right and responsibility for everyone.  

 

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth, M.D.  On Death & Dying - What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy, & Their Own Families.  (1969).   This started it all.

 

Lee, Barbara Coombs.  Finish Strong.  (2019).  She addresses just about everything from working with personal physicians to navigating hospitals - as you know.  

 

Lewis, C. S.  A Grief Observed. (1961).  This is the author’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of his wife’s tragic death.  

 

Nuland, Sherwin B.  How We Die - Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.  (1993).  He describes the harsh realities of how life departs with compassion and wisdom.  

 

Saunders, George.  Lincoln in the Bardo. (2018).   This author’s first novel has been described as an extended national ghost story.  

 

Tisdale, Sallie.  Advice for Future Corpses - A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying.  (2018).  Her description of caring for others is an endlessly complex and engaging subject.  

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Articles

Ann Oldenburg, "Can We Talk ... About Death?" NextAvenue, 9/30/19.

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Videos

HBO, "Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America."

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Web sites

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    Martin Hägglund, The Meaning of Life, in Chris Hayes' podcast "Why Is This Happening" (58 minutes)

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    The following are articles from the Compassion and Choices organization:

       Americans Support Medical Aid in Dying (1page).  This document outlines the percentages  of people who support medical aid in dying.  

       End-of Life Options for Care and Choice (3pp).  This document outlines several options that people can consider when seeking care and comfort at the end of their lives.  Each option is described and deserves consideration to best meet individual needs and wishes.   

       Faith Communities and Leaders Support Medical in Dying  This one-page document outlines the findings from a May, 2017 Gallup poll that asked members of different faiths about their support for medical aid in dying.  The findings from this 2016 LifeWay survey categorizes responses with respect to how often people attend church religious services.   

       Medical Professional Associations that Recognize Medical Aid in Dying.  A compilation of various surveys that polled physician members of state medical societies with respect to their opinions about medical aid in dying.

       The Facts About Medical Aid in Dying.   Describes and defines medical aid in dying with respect to who can can qualify for it in the states that offer it.

       Medical Aid in Dying Is NOT Suicide, Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia.  Distinguishes medical aid in dying from some of the current misconceptions that people associate with it.  

       Medical Professional Associations that Recognize Medical Aid in Dying. 

 

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