Love and Permanence
Phyllis
Shacter will speak about the five unusual choices her husband, Alan, made
during the last 18 months of his life. This included Alan’s choice to not
follow conventional surgical protocol to treat laryngeal cancer; his choice to
use naturopathy and focused intention to successfully heal from the cancer; his
choice to create and attend his own funeral; his choice to not live in a
dementia facility; and his final choice to consciously leave his body by not
eating and drinking rather than living into the late stages of Alzheimer’s
Disease.
Phyllis and Alan's partnership continues today with their regular
communication. Phyllis will share some of their communication with us. They are
now working together with a team to broaden the perspective about the choices
available to people leading up to and during the dying process.
How Alan and Phyllis navigated this
journey provides relevant information for us all as we examine our own lives
and choices. This talk will be more meaningful to you if you watch Phyllis
Shacter’s TEDxBellingham talk that she gave on Nov. 12, 2013, called “Not Here
By Choice.” If you can, please watch this before the BIONS talk. You can use the link below.
Phyllis Shacter began making
unconventional lifestyle decisions when she attended U.C. Berkeley at 16 years
of age during the Free Speech Movement. After college, she made pioneering
choices, including living in an intentional community for much of her 20s and
30s. Her careers include 10 years as a teacher and school administrator, 12
years as the founder and owner of a business and technology firm and 12 years
as a life and business coach (www.lifeandbizcoaching.com). Phyllis is a teacher of living
creatively and boldly, and is committed to educating people about more
conscious ways of living and dying.
Thursday,
February 20, 2014
7-9PM
(doors open at 6:30)
Fairhaven
Library, 1117 12th St, Bellingham
$5-10 Donation (no one
will be turned away)
Questions: Contact cyndy.sheldon@comcast.net
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All views presented are not
necessarily those of IONS or of the BIONS Team.
