Hosted by Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN; published April 2026 “When Kate Christie’s mom chose to utilize VSED at the end of her life, Kate became a caregiver and advocate, never losing sight of her role as a daughter. Kate’s mom faced a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and made the choice to use VSED (Voluntarily […]
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On Saturday, April 18, at Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, Wendy Longacre Brown and Sarah Longacre held a panel discussion in Bellingham, WA, home to VSED Resources Northwest. Longtime VRNW board member Kate Christie, author of The VSED Handbook, participated in the panel, as did Phyllis Shacter, author of Choosing to Die, and Erin Mae Glass, attorney
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On March 20, 2026, Northwest Washington online news organization Salish Current published “VSED awareness continues for those unable to use state’s Death with Dignity Act,” featuring interviews with VRNW co-founder Nancy Simmers and current board member Kate Christie. According to the article’s subtitle, “A legal end-of-life process, Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking, is gaining
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by Kate Christie, VRNW board member In mid-February, Josselyn Winslow, co-founder and longtime board member of VSED Resources Northwest, became ill. Then came a fall. That was all it took–Josselyn was 95 years old and had lived a long, full life. She let her family, close friends, and medical team know that she would soon
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Jim Nowlan, a retired professor of American politics who lives in Illinois, wrote an opinion piece about the right to stop eating and drinking that was picked up by Trib Total Media in Western Pennsylvania (among other publications) titled, “Our Way of Dying is Evolving.” Here is an excerpt: I had my state rep contact
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In mid-January, board member Kate Christie found her book The VSED Handbook suddenly and unceremoniously blocked on Amazon KDP, where she had published the Kindle and print editions in 2022. In effect, this move banned her book from sale on the bookselling giant’s platform. When she asked to know why publication was being blocked after
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Recently, the plenary assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a revised version of the Ethical and Religious Directives (ERDs) for Catholic Health Care Services. The ERDs outline the USCCB’s directives to Catholic-owned and operated health care institutions including hospitals, geriatric practices, hospice organizations, and long-term care facilities. In this, the 7th
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VRNW board member Kate Christie recently offered an introduction to VSED via Zoom to a residential facility in California. The presentation focused on the basics of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, including the following topics: In addition to exploring clinical information about VSED, Christie explained how both of her parents used VSED to hasten their
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From Diane Hullet, End of Life Doula, Podcaster, and founder of Best Life Best Death (BLBD) podcast, episode #201: “On BLBD episode #145, one year ago, Kate [author of The VSED Handbook] and I talked extensively about VSED, Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. Her mother chose VSED to hasten her death, and we discussed her
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In May and June of this year, VSED Resources board member (and author of The VSED Handbook) Kate Christie joined attorney Erin Glass in presenting on VSED at two Washington-based legal conferences. The first, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, met in Seattle and attracted members from all over the country. The second, the
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