Words Matter: Discussing Death with Dignity
By
Trish Laub
| September 11th, 2020
When both of my parents entered medical crisis in a short span of time around age 90, I realized that the end of their…
New Study Examines Death With Dignity for People With Dementia
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Being Patient
| April 30th, 2019
Gerda Saunders, an author and former gender studies professor in Salt Lake City, Utah, was diagnosed with microvascular dementia in 2010 at age 60….
How Do You Die From Alzheimer’s? The Last Stage of Dementia, Explained
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Deborah Kan
| September 24th, 2018
“What I couldn’t find is how someone dies from Alzheimer’s. What do those complications look like in an Alzheimer’s patient? What does it mean for the…
Opinion | When Dementia Takes Hold, Give Patients the Right to Die
By
Diane Rehm
| July 30th, 2018
When my late husband, John Rehm, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2005, my grandson, Ben, was just five years old. He saw his…
Is Choosing Hospice Giving Up? What My Family Learned About End-of-Life and Dementia
By
Being Patient
| June 7th, 2018
My stepfather, a retired army colonel, retained his military precision with time, language and behavior more than two decades after he retired. Even in…