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Ultimately it is the patient -- in this case, the terminally-ill family member -- who sits at the head of this chain.
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: Confronting a Terminal Diagnosis as a Family Ph.D. Joseph Nowinski 2012
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Ultimately it is the patient -- in this case, the terminally-ill family member -- who sits at the head of this chain.
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: Confronting a Terminal Diagnosis as a Family Ph.D. Joseph Nowinski 2012
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He died like most people, from complications of an underlying disease; evidently his suffering never reached a level where he sought a way out, as did the terminally-ill patients he assisted throughout his controversial and storied career.
Scott Swenson: RIP Jack Kevorkian: Pioneer, Zealot, Dramatic Foil Scott Swenson 2011
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This process means that both the terminally-ill individual and the family are increasingly confronted with the need to "live with death" for a prolonged period of time.
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: Confronting a Terminal Diagnosis as a Family Ph.D. Joseph Nowinski 2012
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These laws honor Kevorkian's zealotry, even if he didn't think they went far enough, and the movement that grew up not around him, but stood in relief from him, ensures the safety, care and comfort of terminally-ill people seeking relief.
Scott Swenson: RIP Jack Kevorkian: Pioneer, Zealot, Dramatic Foil Scott Swenson 2011
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The highly publicized deaths were mostly of elderly, disabled, or terminally-ill patients who had sought out Dr. Kevorkian's services and died after inhaling carbon dioxide or receiving infusions from his "suicide machine."
Pathologist Led One-Man Crusade for Euthanasia Stephen Miller 2011
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You want someone to admire; then admire the doctors and nurses who take care of terminally-ill children on a daily basis and the parents of these children. wdd
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Since the Scottish government authorized the release of the terminally-ill Mr. Megrahi in August 2009, the affair has been the subject of prolonged controversy, with hearings about the release conducted in the U.K. Parliament, the Scottish Parliament and the U.S. Congress.
Scotland Interviews Former Libyan Foreign Minister Alistair MacDonald 2011
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The BBC has braced for criticism after filming the dying moments of a terminally-ill man whose family agreed for the death to be captured on camera.
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This process means that both the terminally-ill individual and the family are increasingly confronted with the need to "live with death" for a prolonged period of time.
Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D.: Confronting a Terminal Diagnosis as a Family Ph.D. Joseph Nowinski 2012
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