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Anne Finkelman Ziff - Your End of Life Matters

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Your End of Life Matters

2018

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Preface

„… Your End of Life Matters Your End of Life MattersHow to Talk with Family and FriendsAnne Finkelman …” „… ., author.Title: Your end of life matters : How to Talk with family and friends / Anne Finkelman …” „… Resources 151Acknowledgments 153Index 157About the Author 165ixYour End of Life Matters: How to Talk with …”

6: Ask Yourself, Why? S. 63-76

„… Novelist (1547–1616)W hy is it necessary for you to have this conversation about end-of-life matters? The …” „… goal of an end-of-life conversation is communication. As Initia-tors, we decide there is value to …” „… about your end-of-life data and wishes in this context, you break taboos—a very positive step to take …”

3: Lay the Groundwork S. 15-32

„… like to accomplish before you devise the conversation about your wishes for the end of your life.A …” „… Hayes, American Actress (1900–1993)Your end-of-life conversation is one I hope you’ll be satisfied with …” „… hope you will ultimately choose to have an end-of-life conversa-tion of your own. Its planning and …”

Appendix A: A Guide for Book Groups S. 139-148

„… lifetime”?Meeting TwoOur topic this week focuses on stories, based on having read chapter 2. Your End of Life …” „… or his interest in this discussion group focused on Your End of Life Matters. What made reading the …” „… about experiencing an end-of-life matters conversation of their own inside their family.• Which group …”

12: Face the Ultimate Question: When? S. 131-138

„… in Babylon (ca. 110 BCE–10 CE)In the lexicon of conversations about end-of-life matters, Initiators …” „… or other kind of communication about end-of-life matters. It’s also the job of Initiators to organize …” „… communication about various end-of-life matters, including both data and wishes.Many readers will have …”

10: Ask Yourself, What Obstacles Could Possibly Get in the Way of My Conversation? S. 107-118

„… out the Initiator’s end-of-life wishes, during the Initiator’s lifetime and after his or her death …” „… this chapter about obstacles or stumbling blocks to the work of talking about end-of-life matters in …” „… three categories, any one of which might deter a successful end-of-life conversation:1. Obstacles that …”

11: Reflections S. 119-130

„… identifying end-of-life matters, especially since my grandmother had died quickly and unexpectedly, a burden …” „… advance, gaining knowledge of either parental end-of-life matters or those of other close friends or …” „… implicit imperative to plan and participate in the transmissions of end-of-life wishes and details. Perhaps …”

1: Free Yourself from Worries and Fears; Read a Story S. 1-6

„… end-of-life matters feels right. Perhaps you are ready to check this out now.THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME AND HOW I …” „… become the permanent, solo Listener to all of their end-of-life wishes and pertinent data. Fast forward …” „… that we had actually discussed all these details about end-of-life matters, and why everyone should …”

5: Ask Yourself, What? S. 45-62

„… about your end-of-life matters, I encourage you to seek the help of specialized consultants, one example …” „… information as well as his or her wishes Ask Yourself, What? 49about end-of-life care, and whether medical …” „… willingness to carry out the Initiator’s end-of-life wishes as described. Alternatively, Initiators may have a …”

References and Resources S. 151-152

„… Julie Saeger Nierenberg. Journey’s End: Death, Dying, and the End of Life. Bloomington, IN: Xlibris …” „… Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015.Weil, Andrew. Healthy Aging …” „… Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women. New York: Henry Holt, 2006.Anthony, Mitch. The New Retirementality …”

8: Do You Think You Might Like to Write a Legacy Document? S. 89-98

„… discussion of breaking the taboos of silence and discovering how to talk effectively about end-of-life issues …” „… look, respectively, at potential or actual obstacles to effectively communicating end-of-life matters …” „… approaching or thinking about the end of your life (if you feel or fear that it is drawing near) is one …”

9: Ready, Set, Go: Create Your Personal Legacy Document S. 99-106

„… own reflections as I have reviewed the introduction and the first ten chapters of Your End of Life …” „… my lifetime and the right one People who have hurt me.2. Again, review the decades of your life and …” „… Document is and is not, and how to identify some of the values that have informed your life, values that …”

4: Ask Yourself, Who? S. 33-44

„… conversation about my own end-of-life matters, but basically, she said I had to do it, and then to include some …” „… end-of-life matters.CHOOSING YOUR WHO?When you spend time deciding to have or not to have a particular …” „… such as end-of-life considerations. You become aware of how important it is for you to know that …”

2: Learn from Stories S. 7-14

„… stories will strike a chord, reveal a solution, or inspire action having to do with your own end-of-life …” „… , text, and writing prompts throughout Your End of Life Matters are intended specifically to add to your …” „… ability to process your end-of-life matters (the data and wishes) and to increase your comfort talking …”

7: Ask Yourself, How? and Where? S. 77-88

„… talking about, your own end-of-life matters. What’s more, you’ve chosen carefully and are as sure as you …” „… successful conversation on this delicate topic of end-of-life matters. Joe’s StoryJoe was a single …” „… discussion (so important to him, about his thoughts and wishes for the end of his life) and meaningful …”

Acknowledgments S. 153-156

„… de-scribe and teach the value of conversations about end-of-life matters, whether wishes or data, or both …” „… me to keep at it. I hope I don’t omit the name of anyone who deserves my thanks, but I ask …” „… forgiveness in advance of any omissions, just in case. My promise (to myself) is that, next book, I’ll …”

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Anne Katz - Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love

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Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love

2022

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Chapter Twelve: End-of-Life Care S. 221-238

„… 221Chapter TwelveEnd-of-Life Care“We Thought He’d Be Cured”While many men treated for prostate …” „… partner/spouse is often involved in end-of-life care. This chapter tells the story of a couple in their seventies …” „… for whom all treatments have failed, and the man is close to the end of his life. His spouse wants to …”

Chapter Four: Active Surveillance S. 79-96

„… the face of some-thing that could be life-changing? She was once again nervous about this active …” „… office with an appointment for the end of the week. He knocked on the bedroom door where Rosemary had …” „… the man’s quality of life. (Venderbos et al. 2017)•“I don’t understand,” Rosemary was getting more …”

Chapter Thirteen: Self-Care S. 239-254

„… exhaustion made her irritable and incapable of showing patience to anyone. It came to a head at the end of …” „… everything! •The principal wanted Bev to go home after their talk, but Bev needed to wait for the end of the …” „… were also quiet for a change, and there were just two hours until the end of day. She was quiet in the …”

Chapter Two: Dealing with the New Diagnosis S. 41-58

„… life-changing diagnosis of prostate cancer. Like most men, no symptoms have been experienced by the man and the …” „… and angry person, but that day it felt like his life depended on the result of the blood test. One day …” „… he needed to have an MRI later that day and then see the urologist at the end of the week. As the …”

Chapter One: Introduction S. 1-40

„… . “Quality of life–focused decision-making for prostate cancer.” Current Urology Reports 20 (10): 57. doi …” „… awareness of the person’s values and preferences for treatment as well as their quality of life and …” „… on quality of life (Shevach, Weiner, and Morgans 2019). Other factors influencing the man’s decisions …”

Chapter Seven: When Cancer Recurs S. 137-154

„… at the beginning of the 1908s, fell in love, and have weathered many crises in their life together …” „… appointment was at the end of the day on the following Friday. Matthew made sure that he was at home that day …” „… for most of my adult life. Recently I’ve lost motivation but what you’ve said has made me think about …”

Chapter Three: Treatment Decision-Making S. 59-78

„… Decision-Making 61before the end of the service. As she bowed her head in prayer, she was reminded again that her …” „… prostate cancer (van Stam et al. 2018). The side effects of the available treatments impact quality of life …” „… has been shown to result in satisfaction with treatment and quality of life after treatment (van Stam …”

Chapter Six: Radiation Therapy S. 119-136

„… have an impact on quality of life. In this chapter you will meet an older couple wherein the man has …” „… tests and ended up with surgery and, after that, his life was just not the same. John wanted none of …” „… voice had risen toward the end of his response to his family, and now he looked tired. He kissed his …”

Preface

„… Talk to Someone Who’s Been Through This” 20512 End-of-Life Care: “We Thought He’d Be Cured” 22113 …” „… • LondonPublished by Rowman & LittlefieldAn imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.4501 Forbes …” „… by The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be …”

Index S. 255-256

„… , 172end of life 221–237erection 9–11, 22–24, 109, 112, 130family 5, 18, 19, 22, 25, 68, 80, 85, 88, 114 …” „… (DRE) 7, 42, 86distress 9, 11, 14, 15, 20, 21, 91, 94, 105, 112, 158, 226, 231desire, loss of 24, 112 …” „… , 122, 125, 160, 186, 217, 224, 227, 234, 236family history of cancer 1Gleason score 3–4, 50health …”

Chapter Five: Radical Prostatectomy S. 97-118

„… effects that have a negative impact on quality of life. This chapter tells the story of a younger man with …” „… great!”•Incontinence and sexual problems are the two side effects that impact quality of life after surgery (Maz-ariego …” „… figure out a way to fix this!•Incontinence has a negative impact on quality of life and may cause shame …”

Chapter Eight: Androgen Deprivation Therapy S. 155-174

„… has significant side effects that impact quality of life. In this chapter, readers will meet a couple …” „… birthday. He had avoided medical care for most of his life, much to Margaret’s disapproval, but one day he …” „… breaths; she would just have to wait.When they got the end of the street, Ross stopped walking. She was a …”

Chapter Ten: The Role of Communication in Relationships S. 189-204

„… the chemotherapy made him infertile; he blames this for the end of his first marriage, because his …” „… beating of my life. She was crying but she didn’t stop until my big brother woke up and pulled her off me …” „… 189Chapter TenThe Role of Communication in Relationships“How Can We Talk about This?”Communication …”

Chapter Eleven: The Role of Support Groups S. 205-220

„… life and relationship satisfaction for survi-vors and their partners.” Journal of Psychosocial Oncology …” „… 205Chapter ElevenThe Role of Support Groups“It’s Easier to Talk to Someone Who’s Been Through …” „… This”Support groups for men with prostate cancer are common; some include partners who participate in part of …”

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Michael D Connelly

The Journey's End

2023

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10. OPTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE S. 101-112

„… Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of LifeMost Americans know little about old age, death, and dying …” „… 10110OPTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CAREThose who contemplate their aging, vulnerability, and mortality …” „… to be cold and mechanized.Options for End-of-Life Care 103PALLIATIVE CAREPalliative care, also …”

5. THE ETHICS AND ECONOMICS OF END-OF-LIFE CARE S. 47-58

„… 475THE ETHICS AND ECONOMICS OF END-OF-LIFE CARENo generation can contract debts greater than can be …” „… director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary The Ethics and Economics of End-of-Life Care 49 …” „… study and despite increases in both aggressive and nonaggressive care at the end of life among the …”

APPENDIX: Recommendations for ImprovingEnd-of-Life Care S. 209-214

„… 209APPENDIXRecommendations for Improving End-of-Life CareThe American medical system is broken …” „… RECOMMENDATIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE1. Open your mind to thinking about your own death. Face your fear of death …” „… just a clinical issue; it is a philosophy-of-life issue. Don’t confuse medical advice with life advice …”

15. NEW FUNDING OPTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE S. 167-174

„… 16715NEW FUNDING OPTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE CAREProgress is impossible without change, and those who …” „… making primary and comfort care more available to U.S. citizens at the end of life will pay for itself …” „… expanded comfort care benefits. Not only would these changes fund any increased spending on end-of-life …”

Preface

„… choice due to our loss of agency near the end of life.The Journey’s End seeks to help individuals and …” „… 5 The Ethics and Economics of End-of-Life Care 47 6 The Physician’s Burden 59 7 Patient Autonomy …” „… End-of-Life Care 10111 Preparing Paperwork for Elderhood 11312 Understanding the FFS Physician Payment …”

18. THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCEPTING TRADE-OFFS S. 191-200

„… medical care can accomplish near the end of life? Or how about embracing death in our elderhood?• What do …” „… imagine how we wish to face the end of life. Do we really want to live longer? Or might we aspire instead …” „… ourselves for the end of life and not pursuing our desire to live forever. Doing so would answer …”

1. PREPARING FOR THE LAST PHASE OF LIFE S. 1-10

„… suffering and spending at the end of life, each of us needs to take more responsibility for how we face …” „… significant portion of this spending is on futile end-of-life (EOL) care. It should come as no surprise, then …” „… of it this way: “No journey is without an end point. . . . Just as with storytelling, so with life …”

3. THE FICTION OF LIVING FOREVER S. 25-34

„… unknowingly consign ourselves, at the end of our life, to the agonies of the death trap. When we’re caught in …” „… or plan appropriately [for end of life],” write Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott in their 2017 book The …” „… to receive at the end of life or, just as importantly, the care they wish not to receive.While it is …”

6. THE PHYSICIAN’S BURDEN S. 59-70

„… as possible. Rendering such tender mercies to their patients at the end of life is just one of many …” „… hospital policy that links recognition of impending death to an institutional commitment to end of life …” „… improve the quality of end of life care for patients and families, we need to improve the quality of life …”

9. DISAPPEARING S. 93-100

„… closer look at the choices we face at the end of life.CHANGING SEASONS“To every thing there is a …” „… hundred books about healthcare and the end of life while researching this one.) I can cultivate neglected …” „… meaning for the species to which he belongs. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of …”

11. PREPARING PAPER WORK FOR ELDERHOOD S. 113-126

„… individual with a serious illness near the end of life.It is important to emphasize that a POLST form is not …” „… patients to receive the care they desired at the end of life.The reason for the program’s popularity is no …” „… of planning with patients and their family how they wish to receive care near the end of their life …”

8. WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG, BAD GR? S. 83-92

„… at the end of life. Often these interventions are due to a patient’s, or the patient’s family’s …” „… protocol because they had seen too many people suffer needlessly at the end of their life. Their goal in …” „… father as he faced the last stage of life.Let me close this chapter with a reflection from my good friend …”

2. AGONY AS THE DEFAULT OPTION S. 11-24

„… , discomforting, but ultimately futile medical interventions at the end of life.Unless explicitly directed …” „… extraordinary medical interventions at the end of his life. He also had given Nancy medical power of attorney …” „… , especially at the end of life. Nothing short of taking time for this level of communication is acceptable …”

7. PATIENT AUTONOMY: A Double-Edged Sword S. 71-82

„… willing to accept any treatment they believe may save their life.DWINDLING CHOICESAt the end of life we …” „… they will receive at the end of life and about the nature of those treatments. These medical …” „… think about. On the upside, replacing the clogged arteries could im-prove the quality of my life. But I …”

INDEX S. 237-250

„… ; physicians prolonging, 65, 102. See also end of lifelife support, 68–69; Cruzan, N., on, 80–81; family …” „… , Lester, 117Cruzan, Nancy, 118; brain damage suffered by, 115; death of, 117; on life support, 80–81Cruzan …” „… in, 63; patients diminished by, 138; PCPs contrasted with, 137–38Empire of Pain (Keefe), 171end of …”

14. MAKING COMFORT CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE S. 157-166

„… America, “[hospice] meant the end of life, no more hope. To physicians, it signaled personal failure—an …” „… put her on oxygen twenty-four hours a day. Because canisters of the life-giving gas have now been …” „… going to improve the quality of life, most of them were interested.”3One major obstacle is that no …”

NOTES S. 215-228

„… End-of-Life Care (Westport, CT: Praeger, 2008), 18. 9. Jeanne Fitzpatrick and Eileen Fitzpatrick, A Better Way …” „… of Dying: How to Make the Best Choices at the End of Life (New York: Penguin Books, 2010), 97.10 …” „… Nutik Zitter, Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life (New York: Avery, 2017), 69 …”

BIBLIOGRAPHY S. 229-236

„… .Butler, Katy. The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life. New York: Scribner, 2019 …” „… .———. “Preparing for a Good End of Life.” Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2019.Camosy, Charles C. Losing Our …” „… Death: Addressing Key End of Life, Issues, and Institute of Medicine. “Dying in America: Improving …”

17. ACCEPTING LIFE’S LIMITS S. 185-190

„… inevitable end.Our immediate future is full of new, expensive technologies like kidney dialysis. Some of the …” „… supply.Accepting Life’s Limits 187Another rationing example is Medicaid insurance: a wide number of healthcare …” „… )Americans don’t like limits. And we love our independence. But no matter how hard we try, life is limited …”

19. CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS S. 201-208

„… the cycles of life. The annual cycle of spring, summer, fall, and winter becomes a metaphor for …” „… spirits mature. As Gilgamesh learns, the winter of life is a time for accepting detachment from life. This …” „… than incre-mental, change is needed to transform how we relate to death, and how we die.—“Report of the …”

16. REINSTITUTING THE ROLE OF CARE COORDINATION AND CREATING A HOME S. 175-184

„… APPROACH TO END-OF-LIFE CAREAdvanced care planning (ACP) focuses on identifying each patient’s EOL …” „… improving decision-making at the end of life.”4While she sees value in the ACP tool, she believes multiple …” „… healthcare system that will actually help dying patients achieve what’s most important to them at the end of …”

12. UNDERSTANDING THE FFS PHYSICIAN PAYMENT SYSTEM S. 127-142

„… patients at the end of life. These patients need social support and a relationship with their caregivers …” „… rebate at the end of the year. When I first became aware of this program, Mercy Health, the …” „… mélange of thousands of payers with payment systems that differ for no socially beneficial reason, as well …”

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Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux, Uwe Hellmann - Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy and United Kingdom

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Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy and United Kingdom

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Kerstin Peglow End of Life legislation under German Civil Law S. 187-196

„… End of Life legislation under German Civil Law Kerstin Peglow, Professor, University Paris Nanterre …” „… Important amendments have been made in German Civil law regarding end of life legislation over the past 10 …” „… 2009 and the anticipated consent to or refusal of certain medical treatments in end of life situations …”

Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain Legislative approach regarding end of life in France S. 85-92

„… Legislative approach regarding end of life in France Christine Laquitaine, Clinical nurse …” „… l’Ormeau – Tarbes, France The legislation regarding the end of life in France is marked by three stages …” „… regarding the end of life in France has been marked from the beginning of the 21st century: • In 2002 a law …”

Soazick Kerneis The end-of-life; a historical and legal perspective S. 11-20

„… The end-of-life; a historical and legal perspective Soazick Kerneis, Professor Universität Paris …” „… Nanterre End-of-life is a term used to refer to an interim period between life and death that would allow a …” „… of their own death and the end of life is nothing more than the very last breath. The idea of a long …”

Specific questions of civil and public law on the end of life S. 273-274

„… Specific questions of civil and public law on the end of life …”

Anja van Bernum When does life end? The moment of death in criminal law S. 251-260

„… When does life end? The moment of death in criminal law Anja van Bernum, Doktorandin Universität …” „… Potsdam, Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin If you look at the question of the end-of-life legislation, one …” „… – or rather THE basic question – is particularly interesting: What is the "end of life"? What is death …”

End-of-life studies in France, Great Britain, Italy and India S. 121-122

„… End-of-life studies in France, Great Britain, Italy and India …”

Charles Walleit Respecting the will of protected adults at the end of life: comparative study of the French and German laws S. 291-302

„… Respecting the will of protected adults at the end of life: comparative study of the French and …” „… will of protected adults at the end of life 293 The French Code of Medical Deontology (code de …” „… , 1909 = BGHZ 202, 226 Rn. 25, 28. Respecting the will of protected adults at the end of life 295 which …”

Comparative end-of-life legislation in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain and India S. 71-72

„… Comparative end-of-life legislation in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain and India …”

Pierre Rosario Domingue Recognition of Right to Die with Dignity and Comparative Approaches to Adoption of Laws on Palliative Care and End-of-Life S. 167-178

„… Palliative Care and End-of-Life Pierre Rosario Domingue, CEO, Mauritius Law Reform Commission The end of …” „… various religious and other attitudes to end-of-life and examines to what extent the right to die with …” „… end-of-life are then analyzed from a comparative perspective. Some concluding observations are finally drawn …”

Arvin Halkhoree Should the right to life include the right not to life? A multi-jurisdictional case-law analysis S. 179-186

„… right of the person who no longer wants to live and wants to put an end to his life, on the other hand …” „… ”, whilst at the other end, we have an ultra-conservative approach clinging to the sanctity of human life …” „… had as its cover story, end-of-life care entitled “Mending Mortality”, in which the magazine advocates …”

Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux The difficult balance between patients’ rights and the liabilities of medical practitioners S. 93-106

„… decide about the end of his/her life and ability to request the foregoing of life-sustaining measures. To …” „… passed new end-of-life legislation1 (called the Claeys-Leonetti law) that, for the first time ever …” „… regarding end-of-life rights. 93 Of course, the problem is to be found not only in France. Society’s debate …”

Berquis Bestvater The right to live/ the right to die: the differences between the acts of suicide and passive euthanasia under Indian law Position of euthanasia in India (analytical study) S. 303-311

„… is desirous to end his life by use of unnatural means. Euthanasia is mainly associated with people …” „… , Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. 3 Life-Sustaining …” „… , Université Paris Nanterre When a person ends their life by their own act, it is called “suicide” but ending …”

Prasannanshu Prasannanshu Sallekhana: linguistic, legal, philosophical, and religio-cultural perspectives S. 149-166

„… Epic.’ Bart Walton (www.lifebeyonddeath.org) interestingly linked terminal illness and end of life by …” „… , end of life issues, euthanasia. Introduction Note on Nomenclature: The word ‘Sallekhana’ has been used …” „… better to kill people who are suffering unbearably at the end of life.’ He goes on to qualify and specify …”

Jörg Luther The judge’s power over life and death S. 197-214

„… for the decision of God to end this life, nor for the decision of the lawmakers to produce adequately …” „… over life and death 213 Under conditions of limited general and legal multiculturalism, the end of life …” „… heroism or patience of the individual at life end, it is even a concept open for ethical and moral …”

Uwe Hellmann Lawful and unlawful terminal care in Germany S. 217-228

„… and when his life should end, as long as (s)he is acting out of free will. Subsequently, the Narcotics …” „… is a free and responsible one when it is an expression of a free and serious demand to end one’s life …” „… early death32. Acts which end the life of a patient, but are not undertaken in connection with a form of …”

Sabine Boussard The Lambert Case S. 135-148

„… April 2005 on patients’ rights and end-of-life issues as well as by the Code of Medical Ethics. (Code de …” „… limit life-sustaining care leading to the death of a person who is no longer in the condition to express …” „… administrative court of Châlons-en-Champagne judged that this third decision to end nutrition and hydration …”

Volker Lipp Patient Autonomy, Advance Directives, and Decisions by Proxy in Germany S. 73-84

„… the only nor the primary task of the physician when it comes to end of life treatment. There are …” „… general legal rules for medical treatment. Especially in the case of end of life treatment, the treatment …” „… objective of the treatment is far less self-evident. For instance, in the case of a life-threatening disease …”

Stefano Canestrari English translation of the paper of"A good good law": Law nr. 219 of 2017 and the doctor-patient relationship S. 115-120

„… "even the patient who enters in a process of end of life following the refusal or renunciation of one or …” „… life-saving medical treatment due to the fear of remaining in a "condition of slavery "in which the value of …” „… and 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, protects the right to life, health …”

Victoria Roux The will of the patient, up to where must it be respected? Analysis focusing on minor patients and Jehovah’s Witnesses S. 275-290

„… end-of-life situations have seen changes in the last years in many countries and are handled regarding the …” „… in an end of life situation while remaining juridically complex, especially in its praxis. The focus …” „… Italian Court of Cassation pronounced that the patient's will, when given while not in a life-threatening …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-10

„… Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy …” „… .) Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy and United …” „… , Stephanie/Hellmann, Uwe Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India …”

Louis-Charles Viossat La loi Claeys-Leonetti sur la fin de vie (France) : évaluation de sa mise en œuvre et recommandations pour une meilleure application S. 45-52

„… implementation of the Claeys-Leonetti Act. The task of IGAS was to assess to what extent the end-of-life …” „… end-of-life experts, primarily based in France but also some international experts; 30 visits of palliative …” „… , 4 administrative surveys in order to collect whatever data was available. End-of-life in the French …”

Guillaume Le Blanc The Invention of the Dying Person, a new medical norm? S. 21-28

„… person must be interpreted as a new social and medical construction of the end of the life. That’s what …” „… these two positions by recognizing the specificity of the end of life and distinguishing passive …” „… a growing medicalization. More precisely, the question of the end of life has been more and more …”

Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law Assisted Dying in England and Wales: Conway’s Challenge – Déjà Vu or Jamais Vu? S. 123-134

„… self-determine their end of life but are impeded by their national laws. In England and Wales, where …” „… Article 8(1) of the ECHR.18 In other words, an individual’s choice of when and how he ends his life is …” „… . 12 N. Richard, ‘Assisted Suicide as a Remedy for Suffering? The End-of-Life Preferences of British …”

Sabir Kadel Is assisted dying a victimless crime?Reflections about the role of consent and motive in criminal law S. 239-250

„… advocating a liberal approach to the end of life. And human dignity not to see one’s days artificially …” „… their desire to end their life with regard to the conditions of continuation, limitation, cessation or …” „… in to the prayer of the sick and puts an end to his suffering would not participate in a murder or …”

Marie Rossier Qualification of suicide and assistance in German law S. 261-272

„… determination is considered under two aspects; first she was correctly aware her physical life would end. Yet …” „… balance report of life. The definition is somebody who is tired of life, free from mental sickness and who …” „… alternatives – decided to put an end to his or her life.22 Two main theories discuss auto-determination: the …”

Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne Les desillusions du droit bioethique dans les legislations sur la fin de vie S. 29-44

„… , sinon non résolues. Disappointments of bioethical law in end of life’s legislations. Within about twenty …” „… State believed they could integrate the ethical thinking into legal rules of end of life’s legislations …” „… . But the bioethical speech about death is not integrated as easily in the legal universe. The end of …”

Géraldine Demme Businesslike Assisted Dying – a Legal Comparison S. 229-238

„… the violent act of taking their own life – be it through hanging, shooting, jumping from a great …” „… cope with the images of this violent termination of life – be they actually witnessed or merely …” „… . Businesslike Assisted Dying – a Legal Comparison 231 stacle of a violent termination of life for the persons …”

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Eric Lindner

Hospice Voices

2013

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WE’RE ONLY AS SICK AS OUR SECRETS S. 105-140

„… some happiness to her near the end of her life. Everyone deserves happiness then. Little One was …” „… things go as well as, well, possible. I’ll ring you toward the end of next week.”I ring her six days …” „… of this matters. It all boils down to whether a patient wants a stranger entering his or her life …”

LIVE DISCHARGE S. 171-202

„… . “Not in terms of years, and not in terms of quality of life.”JUNE 30Ellen, Sarah, and I embark for …” „… Wal-Mart.”Her two guns she lays on the wooden table at the end of the range: a .380 Sig Sauer automatic and a …” „… about how important it is not to let cancer—or the prospect of it—rule one’s life, how it’s really …”

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„… H O S P I C E V O I C E SH O S P I C E V O I C E SLessons for Living at the End of LifeEric …” „… , Eric, 1958– author. Hospice voices : lessons for living at the end of life / Eric Lindner. p …” „… Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing …”

HAVE GUNS, WILL TRAVEL S. 141-170

„… of life.”“You’re a wise man, Mr. Cooper. A lucky man.” Did I really just say to a man—who hasn’t a …” „… an opportune time, for my life has grown much more challenging on two fronts.First is work. Much of …” „… , especially since he’d asked for 240 minutes.At the end of the ramp, a note’s taped to a screen door above a …”

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS S. 209-210

„… they revealed a richness of living—at the end of life—that I hadn’t a clue existed. It’s been a …” „… never gave much thought to having children. Now, I couldn’t imagine my life without Sarah and Matthew …” „… . Their passion fills my sails.My parents, Mary Jean and Thaddeus, have given me so much, from the love of …”

FIND THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS EMPATHY S. 11-32

„… T H A T U N L O C K S E M P A T H Y 2 7The next day, toward the end of another visit, having left …” „… me up for life.”“A blessing??”“Uh-huh. My best friend did it to me. Pushed me down a hill, on a …” „… gym, with free weights, punching bags, a life-sized dummy, some expensive-looking machines, and other …”

DOs AND DON’Ts S. 203-208

„… pontoons across the choppy seas of life. John Donne (“No man is an island”) was right: propitious quantum …” „… . When your loved one’s life is on the line, be alert to an inordinate amount of student involvement …” „… , my mom often is.JUNE 10, 2013Life is good. My parents have enjoyed a long stretch of mostly good …”

AN APTLY NAMED CAREGIVER S. 1-10

„… experience is—loneliness. “Being lonely at the end of life is so sad, so tragic. I’ve heard …” „… twenty patients. I could add another twenty by the end of the day—if I had more volunteers. I can’t give …” „… the end of the table. “There may be one or two more strag-glers, but I think this is probably …”

TALK LESS, COMMUNICATE MORE S. 79-104

„… escorts me, the racket intensifies. It’s crazy loud.At the end of the foyer, behind one of those …” „… attack?”“Lots of things could have. She’s just had it so rough for so long. Life’s really been hard on her …” „… new life of relaxed retirement. “Know what she said to me, Eric?”“Huh?”“‘Leo Junior’s dying made a …”

ADVERSITY CRUMBLES WHEN LAUGHED AT S. 33-60

„… . “And gonna have me a delicious rabbit stew, too! Circle of life! Hah!”The nurse looks away, covering …” „… and seek a miraculous cure? Or focus on caring, not curing? On the quality of life, as opposed to a …” „… . “I’d a driven to the ends of the earth. Ellen was solid as the Rock of Ages. She never judged no one. I …”

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