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Description:  This audio podcast from NPR's All Things Considered on November 17, 2009 is about the quality of dying at the Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Their success is based on the number of patients who have completed advanced directives-- a task that is aided by specially trained nurses who spend up to an

Description:  In this April 2nd, 2009 podcast on NPR's Fresh Air, author, Doctor and bioethicist, Robert Martensen, speaks with Terry Gross about the challenges and complexities of medical care at the end of life; a topic Doctor Martensen explores more deeply in his book, A Life Worth Living:  A Doctor's Reflections on Illness in a

Synopsis:  Joan Bakewell discusses the real-life case of Mary, a terminally-ill woman in her 80s. She has considered her condition and has decided that she wants to die. Source:  The BBC Vol/Page/Date:  August 6, 2009 Resource Type:  Video or Podcast Author/Source:  BBC: Inside the Ethics Committee Link URL:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00lvgwj keywords:  ethics, suicide, refusing palliative care

Description:    The grieving process is incredibly important for anyone trying to cope with and understand loss.  This song, by Peter Gabriel, was written after his father died and is a very moving piece of art.  Perhaps this kind of art that others have shared during their grieving process can only help us express our

Description:  Illinois Media's "Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn" featured an interview with Dr. Robert Martensen  (Cunniff-Dixon Foundation Senior Advisor) in November 2008.  Dr. Martensen discusses his book A Life Worth Living: A Doctor's Reflection On Illness In A High-Tech Era.   Link:  Visit Site Media Provided By:  Illinois Public Media:The Afternoon Magazine with Celeste Quinn

Description:  This is an audio podcast from StoryCorps,  a non-profit organization devoted to honoring one another's lives through the art of listening.  In this heartfelt clip, a child asks her mother about her experiences as a cancer nurse...    “How's it feel...telling someone they're going to die?” Link:  Visit Site

Description:  In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, Andrea St. John remembers being with her fiance when he found out his cancer had returned.  Her story is heart heavy but also scattered with a lightness and humor that is inspirational to all.  Link:  Visit Site Related Resources:  StoryCorps Audio Podcast: Danielle and Gabrielle Hall remember their

Description:  This is a nice story of two daughters remembering one of their last meals with their mother.  It is a wonderful example of all the little memories that families and caregivers hold on to after a difficult experience.  Link:  Visit Site Related Resources:  StoryCorps Audio Podcast: Andrea St. John remembers her fiance. StoryCorps Audio

Description:  In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, Tom Morgan talks to his friend Tracy Ross about his father's death and the decision to take him off life sustaining treatments.  Morgan, who himself suffered from emphysema, died on April 26, 2007. Link:  Visit Site

Description:  In this audio podcast from StoryCorps, a father recounts to his daughter one of his most memorable days as a Doctor when a young patient's family decides to give knowing that all they truly want is a donor.  Link:  Visit Site