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My Deathbed Playlist

My End-of-Life Checklist: Will? Check. Health care proxy? Check. My 5 Wishes completed and reviewed with family? Check. My playlist for dying? In Process. You all know people who have chosen music to be played at their funeral. But, before that time arrives, many of us will still be able to listen to music but will not be able to choose it for ourselves. Hence a Deathbed Playlist. It’s hard to imagine an experien

An Epidemic of Over Testing, Diagnosing and Treatment

During my years as a nurse, I recall a number of instances where unnecessary tests and treatments were given. Just this week I was exercising at my local YMCA when a woman got light headed and fainted. The Paramedics were called and transported her to the local Hospital where doctors did blood work. But they did not stop there. They administered an ultrasound of her carotid arteries and a cardiac catheterization, n

Aid in Dying Act

On June 9, 2016 California became the fifth state to permit its terminally ill residents to obtain a prescription for a lethal dose of medication to end their life. This new law is called the End of Life Option Act. Now, with their physicians’ help, patients in California can minimize their suffering at the end of life by choosing their time of death. Since 2014, aid-in-dying bills have been introduced in at leas
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