Dr. Maryjo Prince-Paul: Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care
OAAPN 2024 Conference Ohio End of Life Options Update Ohio End of Life Options Welcomes Advisory Team Member, Dr. Maryjo Prince-Paul Maryjo Prince-Paul Brings a Strong Commitment to Patient-Centered End-of-Life Care Ohio End of Life Options is pleased to welcome Dr. Maryjo Prince-Paul to its Advisory Team. Maryjo Prince-Paul, PhD, MSN, RN, FPCN, is a […]
Voices Across Ohio Photo Campaign
Come out and show your support for a Medical Aid in Dying law in Ohio. Stop by one of our Voices Across Ohio photo sessions. Learn more here.
The Generational Impact of ALS: The Importance of Advance Planning
Written by: Laura Taxel
Brandy Gleason’s mother, Nannette Livingston, passed away in 2019 at 56. The cause of death was ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The same disease took Brandy’s grandmother and great-grandfather. Often called Lou Gehrig’s Disease in memory of the famous New York Yankees baseball player whose career it ended in 1939, ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that starts with muscle weakness and leads to loss of all motor function and ultimately complete paralysis. It is always fatal.
Board Chair Responds: Ohio needs a Medical Aid in Dying law
George Will, a Washington Post columnist, is a conservative. But that is not in conflict with his belief that terminally ill people should be able to end their lives using prescription medications. Will made his position clear in two recent pieces published in The Plain Dealer
Commentary Health Care: Medical aid in dying should not be forbidden by society’s laws
The Plain Dealer, January 23, 2022, Forum, E1 George F. Will THE WASHINGTON POST January 19, 2022 Late last year, at 3 a.m. in what is a now-normal night, Kim Hoffman awoke with “an unbelievable headache.” These are related to the 30 brain lesions, and the steroids needed to reduce the swelling of the brain. […]