“From Hell to Happiness”: Chris Cooper on Love, Loss, and Writing as Healing
June 13, 2018
Chris Cooper's wife, Jenn, died of metastatic breast cancer in 2016 at age 34. Inspired by Jenn's willingness to share her story, Chris started the blog Coffee with Coop, and wrote the memoir From Hell to Happiness. We asked Chris about how the book contributed to his own healing process.
Author Deborah Ziegler Visits Portland on Book Tour for Wild and Precious Life
November 16, 2016
Last Monday we were honored to host Deborah Ziegler at a reception in Portland, Oregon, where the Death with Dignity National Center is headquartered. Together with local board members, staff, and supporters, we heard Deborah tell the story of how…
Out Now: Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler
November 4, 2016
In October 2014, Brittany Maynard published a video announcing that, as she faced death from terminal brain cancer at the age of 29, she was planning to end her life in a peaceful manner using the…
A Review of Wisdom from a Chair: Thirty Years of Quadruplegia
July 29, 2016
If you pay attention to the debates about death with dignity, be it in state legislative hearings, in the media, or online, you would be hard-pressed to avoid thinking that people with disabilities oppose assisted dying. You would be far…
A Review of Dying with Dignity by Giza Lopes
April 29, 2016
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act was the first physician-assisted dying statute in the world. But efforts to legalize assisted death in the United States date back to the early 20th century. In her book, Dying…
A Review of The Good Death by Ann Neumann
February 16, 2016
Our supporters often join the Death with Dignity movement because of a heartbreaking personal experience. Ann Neumann began her exploration of dying in our country after witnessing her father’s death. The result of Neumann’s work is her new book,…