Hopefully, a lot of regular readers have become familiar with Bill Peace’s Bad Cripple Blog. I think I’ve excerpted, reacted to or just plain pointed to his blog more than anyone else’s – check out this link for the NDY posts in which he’s been featured in some way. Bill’s blog went silent for almost … Continue reading Down But Not Out: Bill Peace (Bad Cripple Blog)
Last month, friend and colleague Laura Hershey started a new blog hosted on the website of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation titled “Life Support.” Laura is a (quoting from her website) “writer, poet, activist, consultant.” She is also a board member of Not Dead Yet and a friend. She will be posting bimonthly. Her … Continue reading Introducing “Life Support” – a blog by Laura Hershey (and a tribute to Barb Knowlen)
A later story by Sue Epstein has been published in the New Jersey Star-Ledger. This article is a little more detailed than the first and includes a brief comment by Anne Studholme, who represented NDY and our co-amici. The Wall Street Journal also published an article about the decision, written by Suzanne Sataline.New Jersey Today … Continue reading New Jersey: More Coverage/Commentary on Betancourt Ruling
As promised, this is a list of additional blogs marking the death of Paul Longmore: I somehow left out the blog post by Daniel Goldberg at the Medical Humanities Blog. This rightfully belonged in yesterday’s list. This tribute by Wheelie Catholic to Paul Longmore was also up yesterday. WheelerMom writes about the heroes she hopes … Continue reading More Bloggers Remembering Paul Longmore
Since I wrote yesterday, there have been many moving tributes to Paul Longmore from friends, colleagues – and many who have been affected by his academic work and political advocacy. His facebook page is filled with messages of appreciation and remembrance. I don’t know if his page is viewable to non-facebook users or even to … Continue reading Bloggers Remember Paul Longmore
