The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
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This “comforting…thoughtful” (The Washington Post) guide to maintaining a high quality of life—from resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breath—by the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door is a “roadmap to the end that combines medical, practical, and spiritual guidance” (The Boston Globe).
“A common sense path to define what a ‘good’ death looks like” (USA TODAY), The Art of Dying Well is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting successfully to change. Packed with extraordinarily helpful insights and inspiring true stories, award-winning journalist Katy Butler shows how to thrive in later life (even when coping with a chronic medical condition), how to get the best from our health system, and how to make your own “good death” more likely. Butler explains how to successfully age in place, why to pick a younger doctor and how to have an honest conversation with them, when not to call 911, and how to make your death a sacred rite of passage rather than a medical event. This handbook of preparations—practical, communal, physical, and spiritual—will help you make the most of your remaining time, be it decades, years, or months.
Based on Butler’s experience caring for aging parents, and hundreds of interviews with people who have successfully navigated our fragmented health system and helped their loved ones have good deaths, The Art of Dying Well also draws on the expertise of national leaders in family medicine, palliative care, geriatrics, oncology, and hospice. This “empowering guide clearly outlines the steps necessary to prepare for a beautiful death without fear” (Shelf Awareness).
Publisher : Scribner; Reprint edition (February 11, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1501135473
ISBN-13 : 978-1501135477
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.38 inches
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Customers find the book provides practical advice and strategies for navigating the end of life. They describe it as well-written, easy to read, and engaging. The anecdotes are thought-provoking and the author’s personal experiences are included. The book is described as compassionate and sensitive, taking into account emotional aspects of growing older.
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