Clare Simons was the press person for the terminally ill patients who defended the Oregon Death With Dignity Act against Federal attack at the U.S. Supreme Court. She worked for the passage of medical-aid-in-dying laws in several states as an advocate for a lucid death. Simons’ essays have appeared in the magazines Parabola and Spirituality & Health as well as on the official Muhammad Ali website. To Be Here Is Immense is her debut offering.