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BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org Proponents of physician-assisted suicide in Maine are pushing for a statewide referendum on the controversial practice next year. Maine Death with Dignity organizers visited polling stations throughout the state Tuesday to collect signatures for the proposed ballot question, The Associated Press reports. The Wiscasset-based group announced last week that they also […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org A beloved New Hampshire principal who inspired his students to live life to the fullest while facing a terminal illness died Sunday morning. He was 62. Former Concord High School Principal Gene Connolly was diagnosed in 2014 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org Actor, director and entrepreneur Justin Baldoni will serve as End Well’s 2018 keynote speaker. Baldoni portrays Rafael on The CW’s award-winning satirical romantic comedy Jane the Virgin. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Wayfarer Entertainment, a digital media studio focused on fostering “disruptive inspiration.” The company most recently launched Man […]
New Cedars-Sinai Form Rooted in Biblical Tradition with Wide Latitude for Care Options BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has created a new advance health care directive to meet the needs of the nation’s diverse Jewish population. The Cedars-Sinai Jewish Advance Care Directive provides a range of options to help ensure Jewish patients […]
BY DANIEL GAITAN | daniel@lifemattersmedia.org The highly anticipated End Well symposium is fast approaching, and it will arrive at just the right moment. Far too often, people die in ways that don’t reflect their goals and values. Death and disease are inevitable, and many suffer needlessly for a variety of cultural, clinical and financial reasons. […]