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The VSED Checklist
Excellent summary by Suzanne O’Brien of why VSED is a viable option, and the checklist of things patients and caregivers should have completed and on hand before starting.
Reflections After V.S.E.D. Experience
Interview with a loved one about how it felt to support a patient who undertook VSED.
The Role of the Physician in the Voluntary Termination of Life (Dutch)
The most complete systematic review of VSED to date with sections on clinical, ethical, legal, and institutional issues. International perspective. Comprehensive reference list.
Rosemary Bowen’s Fast
Remarkable personal story showing the daily experience of going through VSED.
Dying Wish
Film showing the process of VSED practiced by a physician taking his own life. Beautifully filmed; lovely story of how peaceful and meaningful VSED can be.
VSED: The Benefits of Fasting for Ending Life
Great video on FAQs about VSED listing benefits.
Clinical guidelines for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED)
Clinical guidelines about VSED.
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
Excellent VSED reference covering clinical, ethical, legal, and institutional issues, as well as illustrative cases and challenges. Includes sections on VSED and Advance Directives for VSED.
Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: My Wife's Ordeal
Short book with excellent day-by-day description of what it is like to VSED.
“Cheat the Nursing Home” by Marc Newhouse
This short, funny book has great advice on VSED and other issues in end-of-life decision-making.
VSED References
Comprehensive list of books, narratives, articles, and other references related to VSED.
Serious Illness Conversation Guide
Comprehensive lists and links to tools and resources for professionals, patients and caregivers, and healthcare systems
Preparing for Serious Illness: A Model for Better Conversations over the Continuum of Care
Joanna Paladino and Erik Fromme present a compelling argument for the importance of early conversations regarding care preferences in the face of serious illness.
What Matters to Me
This Workbook is designed to help people with a serious illness get ready to talk to their health care team (doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.) about what is most important to them.
Dementia Values and Priorities Tool
The Dementia Values & Priorities Tool will help you think about and document your wishes regarding the type of care you want (or do not want) if you are living with advanced dementia.