Sally White is a physician with forty years experience caring for older adults and people struggling with substance abuse issues. She lives in her childhood home on a farm in northern New York where she and her husband homeschooled their five children for twenty-five years.
No magic pill or incantation solves the mystery of death, but a new handbook shows mortals how to use medical resources and cultural practices to die better. It emphasizes our interdependence, cautioning readers to avoid therapeutic obstinacy, to recognize the moral dimensions of dying, to grieve, and - in so doing - to grow.
Date posted: 2021-04-15