Barbara Coombs Lee

Founder and president emerita of Compassion & Choices, and author of FINISH STRONG: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End

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Gratitude for collaboration with my dear friend and absolute legend Rev. Dr. Paul Smith on this Chicago Tribune op-ed, featuring excerpts from a new chapter in the 2nd edition of #FinishStrongtheBook -- out now! https://t.co/Mr2cwhLfO9

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As baby boomers moved through significant life stages, we changed every one. Dying will be no different. #FinishStrongthebook #Compassionandchoices https://t.co/C0AAsekgjo.

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So excited the second edition of #FinishStrong is available, with a new chapter called “Race and Culture Matter,” an afterword by @KimCallinan and a helpful detailed index: https://t.co/wwRGJInaX1

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We can die calmly in our own beds and leave peaceful memories for our loved ones. Knowing the risks of inaction can motivate us. #FinishStrongtheBook https://t.co/Qo2zmTuPLS

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Being a nurse taught me about living and dying, and informed every endeavor I’ve undertaken since. #FinishStrongTheBook #CompAndChoices https://t.co/Th1ZuAPrg0

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I believe death is an essential and ever-present element of our human condition. I believe living and dying don’t fall into a clean binary. Some part of ourselves and our experience dies every day while something else is born. #FinishStrongTheBook https://t.co/IQnUmk45T2

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Storytelling remains the first and most effective component of activism. #FinishStrongtheBook @CompAndChoices https://t.co/mkBh3pdXqu

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Third on my #Shepherd list of the best books about opening to death is "A Life Complete: Emotional and Spiritual Growth for Midlife and Beyond" by Sallirae Henderson, whose work with the elderly gave her insight into aging with joy and contentment: https://t.co/zMMYFJc8Ea

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Join me March 10 for a @CompAndChoices event around expanding #endoflife options in the Midwest: https://t.co/ewn2646kfv

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This week we commemorate the strong finish of a dear person and wonderful advocate for #advanceplanning. Dan Winter died one year ago by #VSED to avoid a prolonged dementia decline: https://t.co/lbFyUmngQY

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Another powerful column from @GeorgeWill about the sheer necessity of #medicalaidindying:

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Medical aid in dying is for preventing a hideous death, not for truncating an unhappy life https://t.co/uRyQKnABSE

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@GeorgeWill speaks out in support of #medicalaidindying, remaining true to his values of personal agency and self-determination:

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An anticipated death, in the presence of loved ones, a death chosen after reflection about predictable, unavoidable pain, should not be proscribed by society’s laws or condemned by its mores.
https://t.co/TlodHIFgSW

[Barbara Coombs Lee @BCoombsLee]

Next on my #Shepherd list of the best books about opening to death is "Who Dies? An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying" by Stephen and Ondrea Levine @LevineTalks for its practical and spiritual tools to approach the #endoflife: https://t.co/zMMYFJc8Ea

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#Shepherd published my list of "the best books about opening to death to live your most joyful life." The first? "A Midwife through the Dying Process" by Dr. Timothy Quill, a definitive primer on #patientchoice and #empowerment: https://t.co/zMMYFJc8Ea

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Jane Brody, as always, offers clear and sensible insight and recommendations for the end of life: https://t.co/tu5NUNf8eJ?

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Thank you, @WestminsterTHF, for inviting me to speak on how to navigate the #endoflife. I'm honored to join this widely acclaimed speakers’ forum: https://t.co/TxQxbNm7Av

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Yesterday I spoke with a family struggling to plan for advancing dementia. I was grateful again for the @CompAndChoices #FinishStrong Values and Priorities Tool. Now they have a place to begin. https://t.co/SYOlzo5eaF

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Financial planners can hear me discuss how to support clients' end-of-life plans #FinishStrong at the @FPAofMN virtual ASCEND Conference Nov. 2-3 (Use code FPAASCENDSPEAKER10 to save 10%)! https://t.co/7VQ3xKCPq0

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Charles Blow reveals many levels of pain when death visits an African American family.

[Kim Callinan @KimCallinan]

@CharlesMBlow I'm sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing the life lessons you learned from your brother's death in the @nytimes and for raising awareness about the importance of #end of life planning. @Blacklegacypla1
https://t.co/VNl1lSwVR9,

[Barbara Coombs Lee @BCoombsLee]

So delighted to play myself in @DevorahMedwin of @bevival's "Wooden Nickels" -- a touching play about aging and end-of-life conversations -- hosted by @Pathways_MV. Watch some live theatre in lockdown! https://t.co/GjwlbcjXPs