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Children and Adolescents Committee
The life-limiting diagnosis or premature death of a child or adolescent is a major disruptive crisis for the family. Our committee serves as an information and resource center for parents, siblings, and extended family members. This committee also offers information, educational programs, and …READ MORE…
Previous Educational Programs
Previous educational programs include:
- Pediatric Palliative Care Conference (fall 2007) based on the PBS documentary, “A Lion in the House.”
- “Communicating with Children and Adolescents with Life-Limiting …READ MORE…
Schiavo case points to need for health-care proxies, living wills
By RICHARD LIEBSON
THE JOURNAL NEWS
Local lawyers and health advocates say the life-and-death decisions being debated in the Terri Schiavo case should serve as a reminder to people of the importance of drawing up living wills and health-care proxies.
“It’s definitely raising public awareness,” Peekskill lawyer Donald Singer said. He said he’s provided several clients with health-care proxies. …READ MORE…
Unanticipated Turns
By THE JOURNAL NEWS
THE JOURNAL NEWS
In what might seem a case of the tail wagging the dog, the Westchester End-of-Life Coalition is embarking upon a new initiative to get county residents to take responsibility for what happens at the end of their lives.
In tandem with the Sarah Lawrence College Health Advocacy Program, the coalition is drawing attention to New York’s underused Health Care Proxy Law, which allows people 18 and over to appoint someone they trust to make health-care decisions …READ MORE…
Group urges signing of health care proxies
BY HOPE SALLEY
REVIEW PRESS
Liz Moran’s 42-year-old husband recently had a critical heart attack.
Fortunately, he recovered, but she found out later from her husband that what she thought he wanted wasn’t his wishes at all.
The End-of-Life Coalition, based in Bronxville, is using this true story about an area couple to promote the importance of health care proxies …READ MORE…
Chamber Breakfast Meeting Discusses Events; Introduces Westchester End of Life Coalition
By Lisa A. Mauro
The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce held a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at Lawrence Hospital. One of the main topics of the meeting was the introduction of the Everybody Needs a Proxy campaign by guest speaker Christina Staudt, …READ MORE…