Even in this candidly confessional age, we've been conditioned to
avoid discussions of death. Our youth-worshipping culture does
everything to deny death, which is why, when the end nears, most of
us are inadequately prepared to deal with it. And the cost of that is
great: many are haunted by memories of how inappropriately or
painfully or uncomfortably their parents and grandparents died. Many
of us avoid even considering the options, in all their complexity,
that we will most likely face one day, given our new longevity and
the profound advances in medicine. With its wise and very compelling
argument that all of us, at any age, can and should face death before
it faces us, Talking About Death addresses the cultural, personal,
medical, and legal concerns that are necessary for us--as individuals
and as a society--to prepare for a good death, a death where the
dying are in control and not, as is too often the case, caught in a
downward spiral of medical intervention and misunderstood intentions.
Virginia Morris skillfully weaves together personal stories and
practical matters, scientific fact and spiritual sensitivity into an
important book about how we can achieve a greater sense of peace in
dying, and rediscover the art of living.
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