Imet Edward at the end of his life, during a palliative medicine rotation. He was barely
rousable and unable to communicate; I came to know him only through the words of his …

While modern Americans strive to control nearly every aspect of their lives, many of us
abandon control of life's final passage. But the realities of twenty-first-century medicine will …

Death is the destiny we all share, and this will not change. Yet the way we die, which had
remained the same for many generations, has changed drastically in a relatively short time …

In this issue we are trying something new: a personal account, full of anger, of the death of a
loved one, followed by the reactions of five sensitive and knowledgeable commentators …

In the fall of 2004, my family faced a dilemma unique to modernity: as the prospects of
meaningful, sapient life grow scarce, at what point do we refuse the mechanical …

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Mr. R called his physician and told him he was thinking of ending his life before the cancer
did; he was fearful of dying in pain and of being a burden to his family. A lovely 61-year-old …

M edical advances capa-~ ble of prolonging life indefinitely, the growing elderly population,
and the AIDS crisis are forcing attorneys who practice estate planning to help their clients …

As a family physician turning 50, I felt drawn into the question of what it would be like to
befriend my own death. Diving into this exploration has led me to understand how much …

In preparation for this evening, I studied a talk given at a recent CES fireside for young
adults. The date was Sunday, February 6, and the setting was the Marriott Center at BYU …