[Ed. Note – For a pdf-formatted version of this press release, including a photo of John, go here.] Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 24, 2013 Not Dead Yet has hired John Kelly as regional director for advocacy in the New England states. Kelly is also director of Second Thoughts Massachusetts, a disability rights group which played … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Hires John Kelly as Regional Director for New England States →

On September 9th, I submitted another comment letter to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).  The letter addressed the latest proposed rewrite of OPTN policies. There are two new things about this comment letter that I want to share.  The first is a personal sorrow.  Four days before I wrote the letter, I lost … Continue reading NDY Public Comment Impacted By A Personal Sorrow →

I am not a theatre buff, so I won’t try to write a review of Judith Thompson’s play The Thrill, currently at the Stratford Festival in Ontario.  It is a “what if” play, taking its inspiration, starting point, and much of its material from a New York Times Magazine article by Harriet McBryde Johnson entitled … Continue reading Guest Blog by Amy Hasbrouck: The Thrill – Spoiler Alert →

For PRWeb’s pdf version of the Press Release, click here.  The public comments described in the release are available in a five minute video, the text of the video, and full written comments with citations. Summary:  Not Dead Yet President and CEO Diane Coleman has submitted video and written public comments to the Institute of … Continue reading Press Release: Not Dead Yet Provides Video and Written Comments on POLST to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death →