VSED to Avoid Living into Late-Stage Dementia

In response to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, Joan Cenedella, a courageous Massachusetts woman, chose to end her life by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) rather than slowly lose herself to the disease. 

Her partner, Fran Volkmann, and a small group of close friends, have written a book, Herself to the End, about Joan’s journey and about the VSED process. The authors discussed the book at this recent library event (video here).