“Back Off on Hospice Care”: Journalist and author Myra MacPherson responds to Opinion piece on end-of-life decision-making

Myra MacPherson has written a cogent examination of hospice care for The Washington Post, focusing on some of the common myths and misperceptions that still exist after more than 25 years. Ms. MacPherson, a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement, is a journalist and an author. She also serves on the board of the Hospice Foundation of America.

Ms. MacPherson’s piece is in response to a recently published Opinion piece by Charlotte Allen, “Back Off! I’m Not Dead Yet”, published in the Outlook section of The Washington Post.