The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America, by Ann Neumann

Following the death of her father, a journalist and hospice volunteer examines what it means to die well in the United States

May 07, 2026 1 mins
The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America, by Ann Neumann

Following the death of her father, journalist and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann sets out to examine what it means to die well in the United States. She struggled to put her life back in order after being a full-time caregiver and was haunted by the question, was her father's death a good death? The way we talk about dying and the way we actually die are two very different things, she discovered, and many of us are shielded from what death actually looks like. To gain a better understanding, Neumann became a hospice volunteer and set out to discover what a good death is today.

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