A beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death
Miller, Bruce J., 1971-2019
Book
The end of a life can often feel like a traumatic, chaotic and inhuman experience. In this reassuring and inspiring book, palliative care physician Dr BJ Miller and writer Shoshana Berger provide a vision for rethinking and navigating this universal process. There are plenty of self-help books for mourners, but nothing in the way of a modern, approachable and above all useful field guide for the living. And all of us - young, old, sick and well - could use the help. After all, pregnant couples have ample resources available to them as they prepare to bring a new life into the world: Lamaze courses, elaborate birth plans, tons of manuals. Why don't we have a What to Expect When You're Expecting to Die book? An accessible, beautifully designed and illustrated companion, How to Die offers a clear-eyed and compassionate survey of the most pressing issues that come up when one is dying, and will bring optimism and practical guidance to empower readers with the knowledge, resources and tools they'll need to die better, maybe even with triumph.
Main title:
A beginner's guide to the end : practical advice for living life and facing death / BJ Miller, MD and Shoshana Berger ; [illustrations by Marina Luz].
Author:
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2019.©2019
Collation:
xix, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction: This is not life interrupted--this is life -- PLANNING AHEAD. Don't leave a mess ; Leave a mark ; Yes, there's paperwork ; Can I afford to die? -- DEALING WITH ILLNESS. I'm sick ; Taking stock ; Now what? ; Coping ; Breaking the news ; Love, sex, and relationships -- HELP ALONG THE WAY. Dynamic duo: hospice and palliative care ; Symptoms 101 ; Hospital hacks ; Help! I need somebody ; Care for the caregiver ; Everyone dies: how to talk to kids -- WHEN DEATH IS CLOSE. It's your body and your funeral ; Can I choose to die? ; Final days -- AFTER. The first 24 hours ; Grief ; How to write a eulogy and an obituary ; Celebrating a life ; What's left.
ISBN:
9781786484819 (paperback)
Dewey class:
306.9
Language:
English
BRN:
356163