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An avid outdoorsman who vanished off North Carolina’s Outer Banks was terminally ill, according to family members.
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Mark Price
january 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Kelson guides Spike’s terminally ill mother to a graceful death, and shows him how to honor her memory.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to take their own lives?
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The legislation will give terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the ability to have a doctor prescribe them a lethal medication.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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Mark Price
january 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Kelson guides Spike’s terminally ill mother to a graceful death, and shows him how to honor her memory.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to take their own lives?
—Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
The legislation will give terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the ability to have a doctor prescribe them a lethal medication.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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