When I am faced with a problem or a challenge, I tend to
turn to books, both to gather information and as an escape.
Recent family health issues have led me to read several
books that I highly recommend to anyone facing end of life issues. These books
are much more about gathering information, but most of them are also about
someone else on this journey at the end of life. Their stories have encouraged
me, given me much-needed information and insight, and have helped me form the
questions I have that need answers.
In no particular order, here are the books that have really
spoken to me:
My Mother, Your Mother: What to Expect as Parents Age
by Dennis McCullough, MD
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of
Death by Katy Butler
The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform
Care Through the End of Life by Ira Byock, MD
A Bittersweet Season Caring for our Aging Parents – and
Ourselves by Jane Gross
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