Category Archives: end of life

National Family Caregivers Month!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: The communication below is from the Conversation Project. November is National Family Caregivers Month. Visit the Caregiver Action Network’s resource page to learn more about this year’s theme #CaregivingHappens, find resources, social media toolkit, stories, ideas on how … Continue reading →

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Is Choosing Death Too Easy in Canada?

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Canada has liberalized its medical aid in dying (MAID) laws far beyond that of Washington State (or any other state). A person no longer needs to be terminally ill and the lethal medication can be given by IV … Continue reading →

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The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Jim deMaine

The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) by Maria Popova Ed note: This is a rather “heavy” entry but a friend who’s in the midst of a crisis, sent this story. It brought me back to a Russian lit course in college … Continue reading →

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Flights and Rights: Access to Health Care

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Barb W.

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