Ninety-four-year-old Marion Penner, who lives with a serious heart condition and is confined to a hospital bed after breaking her pelvis six months ago, is ready to die.  She, supported by her family, wants a medically assisted death, for which Continue reading What’s a good death?→

 Regardless of whether the phrase “aging is not for the weak of heart” originated with Mae West or Meryl Streep, it seems pretty accurate to me. As I move towards my 72nd birthday, getting older often feels pretty bleak. To Continue reading “The great unfuckening”→

MAID – medical assistance in dying – has been a highly charged issue in Canada for decades. It raises important and emotional legal, medical, ethical and religious questions that do not have easy answers. For many of us, the Sue Continue reading MAID, 10 years in→

Togetherness and sharing are lovely, but my partner and I have been passing a cold/flu bug back and forth for more than a month now, and I’ve about had enough of it. I brought the grot home from an early Continue reading Share & share alike→