Fighting for choice in dementia deaths
Last month, the daughters of Wendy Miller, a 68-year-old author of three bestselling books about her experience with dementia, posted online her final words: “In the end, I died simply by deciding not to eat or drink anymore.” Her stark statement reminded me of my interviews with Dan Winter, 62, which had begun nine months
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Fighting for choice in dementia deaths originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Lewis Cohen, MD Tags: Conditions Palliative Care Source Type: blogs