Table of Contents
Dying WellIntroduction
One: Teaching About Living, Teaching About Dying
Seymour Byock
Two: Questioning Assumptions and Dawning Awareness
My Journey
Three: Learning to Die Well
Anne-Marie Wilson
Four: Suffering and Beyond
Douglas Kearney
Five: Finding Dignity amid Disease and Disintegration
Wallace Burke, Julia Rosauer, Hap Visscher
Six: The Hardest Decisions and The Greatest Opportunities
Janelle Haldeman
Seven: Writing a Personal Script for Dying
Steve Morris
Eight: Accepting the Gift of Dependence and the Burden of Care
Jake Edwards
Nine: Growing Within Tragedy
Michael Merseal
Ten: Facing Unbearable Pain, Unspeakable Losses
Terry Matthews
Eleven: Letting Go, Growing On
Maureen Riley
Twelve: Getting There from Here
Social and Cultural Dimensions
Appendix: Writing Your Family's Story
Questions and Answers
Resources
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index