Diane Coleman’s Response to Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Approaching Death Online Survey

…e and support. In two cases, their doctors gave them oxygen without mechanical breathing support, which is the wrong answer for people like us. My current doctors include some with the relevant expertise in neuromuscular disabilities. I don’t think that the importance of specialty knowledge related to specific disabilities can be over-estimated. But the other quality that my current doctors have is a willingness to listen to me, talk with me, and…

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NDLA Action Alert! (Wed, July 13): Contact the White House to Oppose Arbitrary Medicaid Cuts

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Not Dead Yet in the Smithsonian

…ething long planned by its curator, Katherine Ott, who also curated a physical exhibit of these artifacts over a decade ago. A note from Ms. Ott posted with the online exhibit states, “This exhibit physically existed in the gallery from July 2000 to July 2001. Now it is only available on the web.” I got to see it once, and was very glad to find it displayed right next to the exhibit of lunch counter protests in the Civil Rights Movement. In no par…