There is a moment in every life, especially as the shadow lengthens and the light begins to soften, when one confronts a terrible question: Will I still matter when I am no longer useful?

Boo! or Taboo?

A Brief Field Guide to Having Tea and Biscuits with the Grim Reaper.

Did you know that you can legally mandate someone to make medical health decisions on your behalf, if you cannot?

A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice.

Tatiana Andia knew Colombia would permit her a medically assisted death. She took her country with her on the journey to dying.

𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝

For many of us with degenerative illnesses like Parkinson’s, MND, ALS, or advanced cancer, the worst suffering isn’t always physical pain. Medicine can dull pain. It cannot dull the terror of watching yourself disappear piece by piece.