March 3, 2024 – Is your advance directive enough to protect your wishes if you get dementia? Get your end-of-life planning documents in order with help from attorney and expert Bill Simmons of FinalExodus.org. This webinar from Hemlock Society of San Diego covers the basics of advance directives, including how they work and how to choose the right form for you.
Next, Bill Simmons gets into the details of how to prepare an advance directive that will protect you if you get dementia. He goes step-by-step showing the language to include so that your agent or healthcare proxy can help you stop eating or drinking and prevent unwanted medical intervention.
Watch until the end of the video to hear answers to commonly asked questions about advance directives and dementia so you will be prepared with the knowledge to get your end of life plans and legal documents in order.
October 18, 2026. Don Vivrette and Pete Kote discuss a new way to think about giving: Why generosity can behave like an investment
*Five simple giving vehicles, explained plainly
*Giving that pays you back: Tax savings, income for life, and smart timing
*Building your legacy: Supporting causes and family for years to come
*Getting started: Practical first steps and questions to ask
August 23, 2026.
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) is a legal choice to end hopeless suffering by hastening death. More people are considering this end-of-life option, but few truly understand it. A daughter, a doctor, and a death doula explain the medical, practical, and emotional support that can help ensure a peaceful and dignified end-of-life experience.
June 14, 2026
What do you do when the law won’t allow the kind of death you want? For a growing number of Americans, the answer is: go to Switzerland. This program brings together perspectives rarely heard side by side:
Pat Spears whose husband, Bert – facing Alzheimer’s – traveled to Switzerland for VAD.
John Watson introduces a trusted resource for navigating end-of-life options in Switzerland.
Experts from Pegasos explain the process, requirements, and realities of Voluntary Assisted Death in Switzerland.
On May 22, 2026, Professor Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD, HEC-C, was the guest speaker for the Girsh endowed lecture on Medical Aid in Dying to the UCSD School of Medicine. The lecture begins at 11:05. Professor Pope reviewed the evolution of the California End of Life Option Act over its first decade, then discussed how medical aid in dying is likely to evolve over the next five years, including: (1) by expanding access to people with dementia, (2) by changing eligibility requirements, and (3) by amending safeguards to be more evidence based.