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http://changingthewaywedie.com/hospice/

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I am a writer, editor, writing coach, mother, Labradoodle owner, and tap dancer.

My new book, Changing the Way We Die, grew out of a conversation with my old friend and former newspaper colleague, Sheila Himmel. Our fathers had recently died -- hers in hospice care, mine in a hospital. We talked about the difference that hospice care can make. That set us on a nearly three-year journey to understand the experiences of people on the giving and the receiving ends of hospice care and the choices that patients and families can make to avoid needless suffering and live life until the end. Along the way we realized that engaging this topic does not have to be depressing. For us, it was uplifting. Even in the late stages of illness there are choic ...more

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	Changing the Way We Die: Compassionate End of Life Care and The Hospice Movement 4.28 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breaking Ground: the Daring Women of the YWCA in the Santa Clara Valley 1905-2005 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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