Making a Difference—A Guide for Defending the Medically Vulnerable
HALO has brought together a team of dedicated volunteers and professionals, who have vast experience in dealing with end-of-life issues, to produce a 16-page resource. Making a Difference—A Guide for Defending the Medically Vulnerable provides advice for medical decision-making as well as crucial information about the areas in which the culture of death has infiltrated our health care system.
Are Organ Donors Truly Dead Before Their Organs Are Taken?
Recently revised, this fact sheet dispels the myth that “brain death” is a scientific fact and presents compelling evidence that people, even if they believe brain death is truly death, should not have confidence in the reliability of brain death determinations. HALO extends a huge thank you to three renowned “brain death” experts — Dr. Doyen Nguyen, Dr. Joseph Eble, and Dr. Alan Shewmon — who graciously worked with our Board President, Julie Grimstad, to update and ensure it’s accuracy.
Questions to Ask a Hospice BEFORE Admission
It is imperative that you interview a hospice agency before entrusting yourself or a loved one to its care. All hospices are not the same. Unfortunately, the aim of many hospices has shifted from helping patients who are dying to helping patients die more quickly. Because hospice marketers will tell you what you want to hear, you must do your homework. This fact sheet will help you do this.
