These articles complement the real life stories by providing key facts and in-depth information on end-of-life topics.

• Medical Schools Respond
• Do I Have to Die in Pain?
• Breaking the Ice
• When the Physician Is a Patient
• What Is Hospice?
• Hospice Facts & Figures
• Byron's & Frank's Hospice Experience
• Documenting Your Wishes
• What Are Advance Directives?
• Are Living Wills Honored?
• Talking about Illness & Loss: The St. Francis Grief Communication Program
• The Physician-Assisted Suicide Debate in the Courts
• Paying for Long-Term Care
• How Much Do We Spend on End-of-Life Care?

      Viewpoints:

• Are physicians listening to patients' wishes about dying?
       YES: Alan Astrow, M.D.
       NO: Claudia Fegan, M.D.
  
• Is it appropriate for a doctor to help someone to die?
       YES: Fred Marcus, M.D.
       NO: Carlos Gomez, M.D.
  
• Should physician-assisted suicide be legalized?
       YES: Michael White, J.D.
       NO: Tracy Miller, J.D.
  
• Should I be afraid to die in an intensive care unit?
       YES: Connie Holden, R.N., M.S.N.
       NO: John Hansen-Flaschen, M.D.
  

• How do you decide when to give up the fight and focus on making the time you have left meaningful?
  by Sherwin Nuland, M.D.
  
• What role can nurses play in improving care of the dying?
  by Cindy Hylton Rushton, D.N.Sc., R.N., FAAN
  
• How can clergy play a larger role in caring for the dying in American hospitals?
  by Rabbi Gerald Wolpe
  

      Books, articles, and links to find out more.

      Definitions of key terms.