David Hollister, Columbus Dispatch

David Hollister’s Impact: David, who had rapidly progressing ALS, powerfully advocated for a Medical Aid in Dying law in an Opinion piece in The Columbus Dispatch. His story has been shared widely. Please contact your state legislators and ask for their support for a Medical Aid in Dying bill for the terminally ill in Ohio.

David Hollister responds in NYTimes

Ohioan David Hollister [1961-2025], who had ALS, responds with a Letter to the Editor in The New York Times. He wanted access to MAID to achieve a peaceful death.

Jim O’Neil: In Addie’s Memory, It’s Time Ohio!

Jim O’Neil said, “I do not know what God has planned for us after death, all I know is that we will ALL find out at some point. I cannot believe that he is a vindictive God and would punish one of his children for accelerating the time of their meeting by a few days, weeks or months.”

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.

The Shapiro Brothers

Jeremy and Eric Shapiro are brothers. Both live and work in and around Shaker Heights, Ohio, not far from where they were born and raised. One is a doctor that treats the body, and the other works to heal the mind. They share the belief that the terminally ill should have access to medical aid in dying, making them part of a nationwide movement to rethink end-of-life care and what it should include.