terminal illness
My father’s last decision
On Christmas morning, he told us: he was considering suicide.
by Peter Luckey
Laughing at what’s not funny
Like Jason Micheli, I have incurable cancer. His book helped me find humor in it.
My friends are praying for me. Does God care?
God’s response to Job is cold comfort when you have terminal cancer.
Prayer isn’t our work, it’s God’s
I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.
Rushing toward death? Assisted dying in the Netherlands
As a review committee member, I assured foreign delegations that the Dutch model was a good one. That conclusion has become harder to support.
by Theo A. Boer
Incurable condition
Not every ailment can be fixed—or should be. Atul Gawande thinks we need to talk about this.
by LaVonne Neff
Joyful to the end
It appears that my friend Steve Hayner doesn't have long to live. It is breathtaking to watch him prepare to die as he lived.
50/50
50/50 is a balancing act: a comedy-drama about a
man who learns
he has a tumor and a 50 percent chance of surviving. Writer Will Reiser and director
Jonathan Levine pull off twin feats: they sustain a tone midway
between ironic and poignant, and they touch the audience without pushing
pathos at us.
reviewed by Steve A. Vineberg