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What a physician taught Kimberly Godsey when she was a nurse-in-training

7:00am January 15, 2025

When Kimberly Godsey was training to become a nurse practitioner, a physician taught her how to deliver painful news with compassion. Years later, his lesson showed up in her own life.

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler

What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'

10:11am February 08, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Kate Bowler has lived with stage 4 cancer for years. Her new memoir details what she's found out about herself and suffering. "You have to learn to be present, even when things are absurd," she says.

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Greensboro Nonprofit Ends Pediatric Home Health Care For Terminally Ill Children

4:36pm November 16, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

An agency in Greensboro will stop home health care services for terminally ill children, a change affecting nearly twenty families.

Chris Gard and Connie Yates, the parents of critically ill infant Charlie Gard, arrive at a court session in London on Monday.

Parents Of Terminally Ill British Baby Charlie Gard End Legal Fight

2:03pm July 24, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The couple's lawyer told the London High Court that new medical tests have shown that an experimental treatment would not help at this point, ending their legal fight to transport him to the U.S.

ALS patients and their families rallied for expanded access to experimental drugs in Washington, D.C. on May 11, 2015.

Patients Demand The 'Right To Try' Experimental Drugs, But Costs Can Be Steep

4:46pm March 03, 2017

by Carrie Feibel

Terminally ill patients want easier access to candidate medicines still in the earliest stages of testing. While 33 states have passed laws to enable that, ethicists also warn of big risks.

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Protesters in favor of Washington, D.C's assisted suicide law outside of congressional office buildings on Feb. 13, 2017.

California Gov. Jerry Brown: "I do not know what I would do if I were dying in prolonged and excruciating pain."

terminally ill

What a physician taught Kimberly Godsey when she was a nurse-in-training

What Not To Say To The Terminally Ill: 'Everything Happens For A Reason'

Greensboro Nonprofit Ends Pediatric Home Health Care For Terminally Ill Children

Parents Of Terminally Ill British Baby Charlie Gard End Legal Fight

Patients Demand The 'Right To Try' Experimental Drugs, But Costs Can Be Steep

Congress Moves To Overturn D.C. 'Death With Dignity Law'

Online Comfort For Real-World Cancer Can Be Surprisingly Sweet

California Governor Signs Physician-Assisted-Suicide Bill Into Law