05 Mar Completed Life December 2020 Lunch Hour with Timothy Quill | Thursday, December 3, 2020
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What I say here is both personal and a hopefully compelling argument. For me, and for countless others, it would be a terrible thing for my life if it were to be capped off by years of severe dementia, even if I would not suffer...
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Terminally ill individuals who want to control the timing and manner of their death have several options. They can stop or refuse life-sustaining treatment like mechanical ventilation, dialysis, feeding tubes, cardiac devices, or CPR. They can voluntarily stop eating and drinking (VSED) by mouth. And...
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This is the telling of the story of Susan Saran, who fought for her right to determine her death and complete her life on her own terms after a fatal diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. The ethical and legal divide between residents at long term care facilities...