Right to Die08.24.2016
It’s raining this morning—a steady soft tap dance of water on the roof. I find myself hoping...
Death With Dignity: The Legal and Moral Battle08.19.2016
Currently there are five states that allow a person to seek a physician’s help with hastening...
Thoughts on Self-Care from Janie Rakow07.21.2016
“How can you do this work?” is often the question I hear. “Isn’t it so...
Like a Garden06.24.2016
Over the past couple of weekends I’ve been working on a section of my garden: pulling out old...
Bearing Witness06.06.2016
As I arrived for the vigil, the end-of-life doula whose shift preceded mine advised me that the...
A Voice in the Future03.24.2016
Yesterday I went without a coat for the first time this year. In New York City the temperature...