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Through particular stories of dying of patients, and of his own family he examines the seven most common roads to death. In the book, the author presents distinct yet connected perspectives on death based on his own knowledge. The greatest dignity to be found in death is the dignity of the life that preceded it. Nuland the greatest dignity to be found in death is the dignity of the life that preceded it. This new edition includes an allembracing and incisive afterword that examines the current state of health care and our relationship with. With a new chapter addressing contemporary issues in endoflife care. Reflections on life s final chapter reprint by nuland, sherwin b. A runaway bestseller and national book award winner, sherwin nulands. Reflections of life s final chapter given july 28, 2011 at kane hall, university of washington, seattle. Reflections on lifes final chapter is a meditation on the nature of death and dying. Reflections of life s final chapter new edition ebook free new ebooks. The dignity that we seek in dying must be found in the dignity with which we have lived our lives. I bought this book to share with him some time ago as we have been grappling with the inevitably of death for some time now. An entire mythology has grown up around the process of dying.
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