Delve Deeper into "The Self-Made Man" A film by Susan Stern

Humphry, Derek. Final Exit [3rd Peck, Scott M. Denial of the This multi-media resource list, edition]: The Practicalities of Soul: Spiritual and Medical compiled by Penny Talbert of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Perspectives on and the Ephrata Public Library in for the Dying. New York: Mortality. New York: Harmony partnership with the American Delta Books, 2003. A book for Books, 1997. Peck, a Christian Library Association, provides a mature adults only, it describes the theologian, explores the spiritual range of perspectives on the methods, which a dying person can aspects of dying and takes a critical issues raised by the upcoming use to hasten the end of their life if position on the hastening death. P.O.V. documentary “The Self- their suffering is unbearable. It Made Man” that premieres on discusses legal and financial Shavelson, Lonny. A Chosen July 26, 2005 at 10 p.m. on PBS considerations, and alternatives to Death: The Dying Confront (check local listings “self-deliverance.” . Berkeley: www.pbs.org/pov/). University of California Press, Lynn, Joanne M.D. et al. 1998. Shavelson, an emergency Is it ever rational to choose death? Handbook for Mortals: Guidance room doctor, writer and On Independence Day at Stern for People Facing Serious photojournalist, tells the stories of Ranch in central California, 77-year- Illness. New York: Oxford five terminally ill people who old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern University Press, 2001. A grapple with whether or not to end finds out he is seriously ill – resource for those suffering from a their own lives. possibly dying. Meanwhile, an terminal illness, caring for the elderly in-law is slowly declining on dying, or a person who has a family Werth, James L. Jr. artificial life support in a hospital. member who is dying. Contemporary Perspectives on Bob decides to cheat that fate and Rational Suicide. Philadelphia: take his own life. His family tries to Byock , Ira M.D. Dying Well: Taylor & Francis, 1999. A stop him. But first, Bob sets up a Peace and Possibilities at the compilation of arguments for and video camera. Daughter Susan End of Life. New York: against rational suicide by Stern (Barbie Nation) tells the story Riverhead Books, 1998. A guide philosophers, religious leaders, of her father’s quirky, inspiring life for patients and caregivers on sociologists, attorneys, and a host and the difficult end-of-life choices having a peaceful, meaningful of other groups. faced by an aging population. Part death. King Lear, part Western, The Self- Dworkin, Gerald et al. Made Man is a true-life family PUBLIC POLICY: AGING, SUICIDE, Euthanasia and Physician- drama about a controversial issue: RATIONAL SUICIDE, ASSISTED Assisted Suicide: For and Should we control how we die? A SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA Against. Cambridge: Cambridge co-presentation with the University Press, 1998. An in- Independent Television Service Battin, Margaret Pabst. The depth look at both sides of the (ITVS). Least Worst Death: Essays on euthanasia and physician-assisted Bioethics on the End of Life. suicide debate. ______New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Explores practices in Nuland, Sherwin B. How We Die. ADULT NONFICTION a number of countries and will be of New York: Vintage Books, 1995.

special interest to health care A discussion of what death is SELF-HELP: LOSS, SUICIDE, professionals pondering end-of-life actually like from its leading causes ILLNESS AND DYING issues as they relate to patient care. in the developed world.

McWilliams, Peter. How to Filene, Peter G. In the Arms of Alvarez, A. The Savage God: A Survive the Loss of a Love. West Others: A Cultural History of the Study of Suicide. New York: Hollywood: Mary Book/Prelude in America. W.W. Norton & Co. (Reprint Press, 1991. Offers practical Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1998. A edition), 1990. Written by a advice for anyone suffering from look at the 19th century tradition of British poet who attempted suicide the loss of a loved one. a “good death” through the and was a friend to Sylvia Plath,

benchmark Karen Ann Quinlan case this book traces the history of the Fine, Carla. No Time to Say and current challenges posed by West’s changing attitudes towards Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide medical interventions. suicide. of a Loved One. New York: Main

Street Books, 1999. Firsthand Hillier, Susan and Georgia advice on how to survive the loss of Quill, Timothy E, M.D. Death and Barrow. Aging, the Individual a loved one to suicide. Dignity: Making Choices and and Society. [7th edition]. Taking Charge. New York: WW Florence: Wadsworth Hepler, Katherine. Why Me? Norton & Co., 1994. Quill, a Publishing, 1998. An academic Why Not? Living with Terminal former hospice director, discusses approach to the question of Illness. Bellflower, CA: Hepler how both the medical establishment gerontology, combining research Designs, 1999. A handbook for and the American legal system have with stories from elderly people. patients with terminal illness, which limited the options of the terminally

encourages hope and faith instead ill.

of retreat.

Delve Deeper into "The Self-Made Man" A film by Susan Stern

______(47 min.) This is the story of the NONFICTION FOR Canadian woman, dying from www.aarp.org YOUNGER READERS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) The web site of the American who took her case for assisted Association of Retired People. A Grollman, Earl A. Straight Talk suicide to the Canadian Supreme compendium of resources for people About Death for Teenagers. Court. over 50. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993. This book answers many of the “Dax’s Case.” Unicorn Media www.asaging.org questions teens may have when Inc. 1985. (58 min.) The story of The website of the American Society dealing with the loss of a loved one. Dax Cowart, a man who was on Aging, uniting professionals in severely burned in his 20s, the field of aging. Rofes, Eric. The Kids’ Book becoming blind, helpless, disfigured about Death and Dying: By and and in constant pain. Dax fought SUICIDE For Kids. New York: Little Brown unsuccessfully for the right to & Co., 1985. A book written by refuse treatment and die. www.save.org kids about dealing with death, Suicide Awareness Voices of covering everything from the cost of ______Education. A site. funerals to assisted suicide to death FEATURE FILMS in various cultures. www..org “It’s My Party.” Directed by American Association of Suicidology ______Randal Kleiser. MGM. 1996. is an education and resource FICTION FOR YOUNGER (109 min.) Eric Roberts stars as a organization, which links READERS man who, upon being diagnosed professionals in suicidology with with an aggressive, soon-to-be suicide survivors and direct service Trueman, Terry. Stuck in incapacitating disease, decides to professionals. Neutral. New York: Harper voluntarily end his life and make all Tempest, 2001. The story of his friends and loved ones a part of DEATH AND DYING Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year- the process. old boy with severe cerebral palsy, www.mgm.com/title_title.do?title_s www.soros.org/initiatives/pdia which explores the boundaries tar=ITSMYPAR /links/assistedsuicide between assisted suicide and Open Society Institute’s Project on euthanasia. “Wit.” Directed by Mike Nichols. Death in America: features links to ______HBO Studios. 2004. (99 min.) sites devoted to all aspects of death VIDEOS/DOCUMENTARIES Emma Thompson stars as a dying and dying. John Donne scholar in this “On Our Own Terms: Moyers on adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize- www.nhpco.org/templates/1/ Dying.” Public Affairs Television, winning play about hospitalized homepage.cfm Inc. 2000. (360 min.) Bill Moyers dying. National Hospice and Palliative Care covers several aspects of death and www.hbo.com/films/wit/ web site. dying, including topics such as the cutting edge of palliative care, the ______terminallyill.org debate over physician-assisted WEB SITES National Association for the suicide and the battle to improve Terminally Ill. An organization that end-of-life care in this four-part, BEREAVEMENT helps the families of the terminally PBS series. ill with financial problems. www.pbs.org/wnet/onourownterms/ www.griefnet.org A non-profit Internet community RIGHT-TO-DIE “Live and Let Go.” Live and Let helping people, including children, Go Productions, LLC. 2002. (56 deal with grief. www.dwd.org min.) Tells the story of Sam Niver, Death with Dignity National Center: a WWII veteran and newspaperman www.widownet.org exists to provide information, who took his own life in the face of An information and self-help education, research, and support terminal cancer. resource for, and by, widows and for the preservation and www.liveandletgo.com widowers. implementation of the Death with Dignity law in Oregon. “Daughter of Suicide.” Women AGING Make Movies. 1999. (71 min.) www.euthanasia.com Suicide survivor Dempsey Rice tells www.elderweb.com Anti-euthanasia, anti-hastened the story of her mother’s mental A research site for both death site with links to articles on illness and suicide and its effect on professionals and family members euthanasia, medical and legal her and her family. looking for information on eldercare issues, religious stances, personal www.daughterone.net and long-term care which includes stories, etc. links to information on legal, “Who Owns My life? The Sue financial, medical, and housing Rodriguez Story.” Canadian issues, as well as policy, research, Broadcasting Corporation. 1995. and statistics.

Delve Deeper into "The Self-Made Man" A film by Susan Stern

www.compassionandchoices. org The major national organization supporting physician-hastened death.

CAREGIVING

www.caregiver.com The website for “Today’s Caregiver” magazine, a leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers.