Reporter Lisa M. Krieger
Lisa M. Krieger is a reporter at the San Jose Mercury News. Before moderating a panel on what we can learn from doctors about how to deal with death, she …
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City of Hope’s Shirley Otis-Green
Shirley Otis-Green is a senior research specialist at City of Hope and a social worker with experience in palliative care. Before participating in a panel on end-of-life choices, she talked …
Going Gentler Into That Good Night
We all know we’re going to die, but we don’t want to talk about it–or plan for it. As a result, we take–and ask our healthcare providers to take–extraordinary measures …
Prepare To Die
If you’re reading this, you will die. Of course, you’ll also die if you’re not reading this. Death is inescapable. We have a hard time accepting that, and we often …
Doctors Really Do Die Differently
In late 2011, I wrote an essay for Zócalo called “How Doctors Die.” Drawing on my observations and experiences as a doctor, I reported that doctors tend to seek less …
This Is How I Wish To Die
Dr. Ken Murray’s article about how doctors die generated a lot of comments about the bureaucratic side of end-of-life preparation. Curious to know about a form called the POLST, or …
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