Each year, Compassion & Choices commemorates Pride Month to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The end-of-life options movement is deeply rooted in the same core principles and values as the LGBTQ+ rights movement: dignity, bodily autonomy, and the right to make personal healthcare decisions.

What do the hopeful signing of the amended Colorado End of Life Option Act, a new documentary called Take Me Out Feet First, and the just-released book I co-authored, Plan a Life You Love, have in common? Amazing terminally ill advocates inspired all three. Let me share the story of Mimi Ankerholz, who is featured…

This month, I celebrated Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) heritage month by attending the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) 30th Annual Awards Gala and participating in the Indian American IMPACT (IA IMPACT) Summit and Gala.  I spoke at the “Desi Care, Desi Loss: Cultural Caregiving and Caregiving Needs” session…