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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
352 pages
Description
"As much of the world's population grows older, the quest for a "good death," has become a significant issue. For many, the right to die often means the right to die with dignity. The Inevitable moves beyond margins of the law to the people who are meticulously planning their final hours-far from medical offices, legislative chambers, hospital ethics committees, and polite conversation-and the people who help them, loved ones or clandestine groups...
Author
Publisher
Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
x, 324 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland's classic How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter, and Atul Gawande's recent sensation, Being Mortal:...
Author
Description
"...Finish Strong is for those of us who want an end-of-life experience to match the life we've enjoyed. We know we should prepare, but are unsure how to think and talk about it, how to live true to our values and priorities, and how to make our wishes stick. The usual advice about advance directives and conversations is important but woefully inadequate. This book describes concrete action in the here and now to help live our best lives to the end....
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiii, 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard--a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor--this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter's spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with dignity, a journey that inspired millions."--Amazon.com.
"At the age of 29, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This was not, however,...
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