End of Life Doulas are trying to make dying a little better
Gothamist – For nearly a decade, Stevie Santangelo was a popular SoulCycle instructor who helped New Yorkers get fit. Now, in a new career, she’s
May 12, 2023
Gothamist – For nearly a decade, Stevie Santangelo was a popular SoulCycle instructor who helped New Yorkers get fit. Now, in a new career, she’s
3/30/23 – Medical Economics. Advances in diagnoses, treatments, and medications are allowing people to live longer and more productive lives, making end-of-life care issues of
3/14/23 – Associated Press. Vermont has agreed to a legal settlement that will allow a Connecticut woman to be the first out-of-stater to take advantage
March 2, 2023 Fox 9. One of the advocates for the bill, Dr. Joanne Roberts, a Minnesota doctor who spent most of her career in
March 4, 2023, Peninsula Daily News. Talking about your end-of-life wishes could be the toughest conversation you ever have with a partner, a child or
1/30/23 – NPR News, Fresh Air, Terry Gross: After cancer diagnosis, a neurosurgeon view life, death, career, and end of life decision-making in a new
2/16/23 – Florida Politics, Senator files Death with Dignity Act in Florida less than a month after a Daytona woman shot and killed her terminally
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida non-profit organization is pushing for a law to allow people with terminal illnesses to die on their own terms.
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Simmers. It has been edited for length and clarity. Most people are taken aback when