Celebrating with Socks! Recognizing Toni Kaeding

For the past five years, Patient Choices Vermont (PCV) has been fortunate to have retired nurse Toni Kaeding as one of our principal volunteers. As the main voice on our Helpline, Toni has offered more than 750 callers clear information, expert guidance, and a sympathetic ear.

We are pleased to have recognized Toni’s outstanding work at a recent PCV board meeting. As a token of our appreciation for her many contributions, we sent Toni a pair of made-in-Vermont Darn Tough Socks. Profits from this special ‘Sweet as Syrup’ sock promotion provide meals to the Vermont Foodbank. 

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​At year-end, Toni will be handing over her Helpline duties to PCV’s Program Manager, Audrey Winograd, and two new volunteers who they have trained.

We are pleased that Toni will continue her work as co-chair of the PCV board and as PCV’s primary liaison with hospice organizations and nursing programs in Vermont. Several years ago, she identified the need to develop close relationships with these organizations, with the result that all the Vermont hospice organizations have nurses with Act 39 experience, and all are committed to supporting patients who choose Act 39. We believe Toni’s work has meant that Vermont is the only state with this kind of synergy between hospice services and Medical Aid in Dying.

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Please help recognize Toni and all the work of the PCV team 
with a yearend donation.

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Or mail a check to:
Patient Choices Vermont
PO Box 671
Shelburne, VT 05482

PCV is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your contributions are tax-deductible.

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How medical aid in dying is bringing autonomy to end-of-life decisions
If you are looking for a way to open the discussion of end-of-life choice with friends or family, here's a good one. This podcast interviews knowledgeable researchers who sensitively convey how medical aid in dying brings comfort and autonomy to those facing terminal illness. It includes current and accurate information both for people living in MAID states and for those residing in states where aid in dying has yet to be authorized.

Click to listen to this episode of 1A, produced by WAMU radio.
Read PCV's review of the book by Anita Hannig, who is interviewed on the program.

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