(CANCELED) Die Well Death Education - November 25

Join us at Kennebunk Free Library on Monday, November 25 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. for the seventh session in the Die Well Death Education Series with host Leona Oceania. You are welcome to attend one or all of the sessions - no registration is required.

In Session Seven, we will discuss VSED: Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking, which is a legal option for any mentally capable, determined, well-informed person as a means advance the time of their death. VSED requires significant caregiving and support, which we will discuss further. 

Short Film: Dying Wish: A Dying Doctor’s Decision to Stop Eating and Drinking and Die with Grace Retired surgeon, Michael Miller is dying of end-stage cancer and is determined to avoid the hospital at all costs. He’s researched the dying process and believes that stopping eating and drinking will ease his suffering and result in a peaceful, more natural death. During his fast, Michael suffers neither thirst nor hunger. Buoyed by the legacy of this film, he enjoys a last meal, surrounds himself with art and music, and takes leave of his family. Medical ethicists speak about patients’ rights, and hospice staff share their own, similar experiences of others who have mase this choice. (29 minutes)

*Individually wrapped, homemade skull cakelets will be provided.