Executive Director, Vigil Schattinger, featured in ANA-Ohio News Journal
From a Family Member to Activist: A Different Nursing Role – End of Life Advocacy, June 13, 2024
Dr. Donald Moore, End of Life Options Learning Series
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 6:30pm via Zoom
The Physician Experience with End-of-Life Healthcare
California passed its End of Life Options Act in 2016. This law allows mentally capable, terminally ill adults the option to request and receive medication that they can choose to take to die peacefully in their sleep. Dr. Moore will give us a behind-the-scenes look at how assisted dying works in a state with the law.
Akron Letter to the Editor: Facts on physician assisted death
Our thanks to Sue Corfman for sharing her family’s experience and adding to the voices across Ohio who are advocating for medical aid in dying for the terminally ill. Death with dignity Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com posted August 24, 2019 Here are some facts about dying with dignity laws. Only people with terminal illnesses (determined by […]
New Speaker Series Addresses Key Life Issues
Ohio End of Life Options is excited to announce a new free series of community events intended to help you and those in your care live well, plan well, and age well. In these talks, professionals in the field will share their expertise and give practical advice. Each of the talks will be followed by […]
Exploring Mom’s Folder of Wishes – For Healthcare Decisions Day
By Lisa Vigil Schattinger, MSN, RN December 8, 2016 and updated April 15, 2019. They say that it’s a good idea to introduce the topic of end-of-life wishes around the table at Thanksgiving. My mother and I didn’t wait until then. The day before Thanksgiving, we were in the small room that serves as her […]