We need to break taboo around death, end-of-life carer says
Abi Jenkins, who cared for a friend with terminal cancer, said “normalising” death might help people. Source link
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Parents in end-of-life cases call for naming of doctors
The parents of Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi attend the Supreme Court for a two-day hearing. Source link
Allowing assisted dying does not worsen end-of-life care, say MPs
Cross-party group of MPs does not back change in law, but says some countries have seen care benefit. Source link
Pandemic care home death: Family to sue over mother’s end-of-life consent
Tony Stowell says his mother’s care home took two days to tell the family they had put her on end-of-life care. Source link
What Are End-of-Life Doulas?
When people say someone had “a good death,” they usually mean that someone was comfortable and not in pain. But what if you could help their final days include the things they treasure — like their favorite song playing, who is at their bedside, even the scent of a candle in the room — so … Read more
Is It Time to Rethink End-of-Life Decisions and Care?
By Judith Graham Thursday, January 06, 2022 (Kaiser News) — For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming terminally ill — living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders, and other written materials expressing treatment preferences. Now, a group of prominent experts is saying those efforts should stop because they haven’t … Read more
Covid: Family of woman lose appeal against end-of-life ruling
“I have reached the conclusion that the very real burdens in the particular circumstances AH is in, with the prospect of no change and more probably a continued deterioration which may last many months of treatment, with the risk of an infection and dying away from her family, outweigh those very considerable benefits,” she said. … Read more
Family of woman with Covid allowed to appeal against end-of-life ruling
Specialists had said the woman was the “most complicated” Covid patient in the world. Source link
End-of-Life Care Specialists Get Creative During COVID-19
Nov. 1, 2021 — In pre-pandemic times, end-of-life care professionals tried to make sure loved ones were at the bedside when a patient had only hours or days to live. Like many aspects of medicine, COVID-19 upended that ritual, leaving many people to die alone in isolation, restricted to one visitor for an hour or … Read more
Young People Facing End-of-Life Care Decisions
It is extremely difficult for anyone, especially young people in their 20s and 30s, to be told that their treatment(s) haven’t worked. If the cancer you have continues to progress despite treatment, it may be called end-stage cancer. As you process this information and make choices about end-of-life care you would like to receive, know … Read more