Tag Archives: end of life

Your Living Will

Do you know what a living will is and more importantly do you have one? As I mentioned in my last entry I made mine as soon as I heard the cancer diagnosis. I had discussed it before with my husband and my mother when it was in the news about that woman in Florida. At the age I was (only 35) I had not ever written that or my will. Now I know that is not being a good mom because I should have done that as soon as we had children but the idea of contemplating dying and … Continue reading →

End Of Life Choices

Well my last entry was definitely a downer sorry about that. The fact is when you are facing a potentially terminal illness these thoughts do enter your head. Fighting this disease is extremely hard and even though you go through the surgeries, chemo therapy and radiation the reality is there is still the chance that you will still lose your fight with cancer. Did you know that out of the 50 states in America that only two allow doctor assisted suicide? Only Oregon and Washington have it legalized so that a doctor can assist a person in the ending of … Continue reading →

Do You Have a Living Will?

Many people don’t like to think about — or talk about — death. But it may be wise to think about the shape you’d like the end of your life to take now… before someone else has to make the decision for you. In the summer of 2001, my paternal grandmother passed away. It was somewhat unexpected — she had been living with Parkinson’s disease, but was largely stable. It was my paternal grandfather who had been very sick that same summer, and he was the one we were worried about. When Gramma died, we started making plans for her … Continue reading →