The End of a Dying Patient

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I'm reminded of my own Process with my dad who was dying of kidney failure and we could have gone down one route which is very similar to what you described. Fortunately, I've been a hospice volunteer before and that's a our story We can get into it by why I did that but I was at least aware of the hospice option and we got him out of hospice care instead. And so he ended up You know dying at at home and With palliative care that kept him comfortable enough and and actually Alive long enough for all of his granddaughters To fly in from all parts of the country to gather around him.

Curtis and guest Dr. Lydia Dugdale talk about life and death issues (literally) that affect every single human being. How do we face death? How can we die well? What are the cultural and medical forces that are leading so many to die poorly? Why are the practices of physican-assisted suicide and euthanasia gaining momentum and acceptance - and why has the Christian pro-life movement missed the deep connection between those practices and abortion?

Dr. Lydia Dugdale is a professor at the Columbia University Medical School and a national leader in medical ethics. She is the author of The Lost Art of Dying.

SHOW NOTES:

Free PDF download of The Lost Art of Dying study guide.

A pilot project in NYC that provides end-of-life resources for church leaders.

An excellent compilation of Christian writing on euthanasia and related end of life issues.

Coverage about Canada’s euthanasia industry in Plough Magazine and the New Atlantis.