Compassion & Choices - Minnesota

02/20/2026

Heads up, Eden Prairie! Join us for an informative presentation on advance care planning by Mary Carlsen from Compassion and Choices!

This presentation will cover:

- Advance-care planning for healthy individuals
- Resources for those facing serious diagnoses
- Options for people with terminal illnesses
- Planning tools for potential dementia

The presentation will conclude with a Q & A session so please bring your questions.

Learn how to better navigate end-of-life decisions to do all you can to ensure your wishes are respected. This is an opportunity to gain valuable insights and have your questions answered by an expert in the field.

02/19/2026

Big news about Compassion & Choices' work in Minnesota, and what's to come.

02/11/2026

✨ Celebrating Our 2025 Volunteer of the Year: Françoise Shirley✨

We are proud to honor Françoise Shirley as our 2025 Volunteer of the Year.

Françoise is someone whose dedication is felt immediately. Her compassion, consistency, and unwavering belief in expanding end-of-life options in Minnesota have strengthened this movement in profound and meaningful ways. She brings kindness, steadiness, and an ability to truly listen. These qualities make her not only an exceptional volunteer but an exceptional human being.

This recognition is truly deserved.
Françoise, thank you for your time, your heart, and your commitment!

02/05/2026

Find your legislators here:
https://gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/
Just type in your zip code, and you’ll see who your State Senator and State Representative are in seconds.

02/03/2026

✨ Honoring Black History Month ✨

This month, we celebrate the strength and leadership of Black communities and recognize the ongoing work to ensure equitable, compassionate end-of-life care.

Our African American Leadership Council plays a vital role in this mission by bringing together advocates, faith leaders, and community voices to address disparities, provide trusted education, and empower families to make informed end-of-life decisions.

We’re grateful for their leadership and commitment to expanding awareness and access within African American communities.

Learn more about their impact:

Like systemic health inequities, inadequate end-of-life options in the African American community have dramatically impacted our social and economic viability. The African American Leadership Council is taking an active leadership role in changing this by partnering with national organizations, note...

01/29/2026

The latest from the Campaign Manager's Desk!

01/22/2026

Kindly stay tuned. Weekly updates will be shared every Thursday!

01/20/2026

Life’s final chapter can be one of the most meaningful, if we have the courage to talk about it. In this thoughtful conversation, Dr. Trina Nahm-Mijo shares insights drawn from a lifetime of experience about how facing mortality can deepen connection, compassion, and purpose.

Dr. Trina Nahm-Mijo reflects on more than seven decades of life on Hawai‘i Island and the experiences that shaped her perspective on dying and end-of-life de...

01/13/2026

Meet Tom — A Minnesota Voice for Compassion & Choices.

Tom Albin is a lifelong Minnesotan living with ALS. He loves nature walks, ice cream with his daughter, and traveling with his family but he knows ALS will eventually take his speech, mobility, and independence.

That’s why Tom is speaking out for the Minnesota End-of-Life Options Act.

Tom’s story reminds us why having choice at the end of life matters for all Minnesotans.

➡️ Read & share his story:
https://compassionandchoices.org/stories/tom-albin/

Tom shared his story in January of 2024. It’s ironic. In college I worked in an artificial language laboratory developing software to help people speak through the computer when they couldn’t speak on their own. Forty years later, I’m pretty close to needing to use that (much improved) technol...