Wishful Thinking: Options at the End of Life with Deborah Golden Alecson

Deborah Golden Alecson, M.S. is a retired professor in the field of thanatology (death, dying, and bereavement). She taught for the Schools of Health Science, Nursing, and Humanities at Excelsior College. In addition to the courses she taught, she developed a course in medical
humanities for Excelsior College which she also taught prior to her retirement.  She is the author of Lost Lullaby (University of California Press, 1995), We Are So Lightly Here: A Story About Conscious Dying (IntoPrint Press, 2014), Complicated Grief: A Collection of Poems (Finishing Line Press, 2014) and Alternative Treatments for Children Within the Autistic Spectrum (Keats Publishing, 1999). She wrote a monthly column for The Berkshire Eagle entitled “Musings on Mortality.”
Ms. Alecson has been a fervid advocate for death with dignity. She is a volunteer coordinator
for the organization, Final Exit Network, and has facilitated a Chosen Death Forum for the Network.

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