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My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us To Life, Love and Die

My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us To Lif...

An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death

My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us To Lif...

An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death

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The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion

A landmark work about grief, love, and survival from one of America’s most iconic writers

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On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families, by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teac...

One of the most important psychological studies of the late 20th century describes the now-famous five stages of death

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One of the most important psychological studies of the late 20th century describes the now-famous five stages of death

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The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe

The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe

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A memoir of caregiving, mourning, and love between a mother and her son—and about the joy of reading

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

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

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  • Five Wishes, a program of the nonprofit Aging with Dignity, offers a simplified advance directive that helps people express their preferences.

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  • Five Wishes, accepted in most U.S. states, will help you spell out what you want (and in plain English).

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  • Several experts we spoke with recommended Five Wishes as a helpful resource.

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  • "People used to think this conversation was only relevant in the emergency room or the lawyer's office," Malley said. "Today those end-of-life conversations are happening around dining room tables and in living rooms.

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  • The nonprofit Aging with Dignity says it's overwhelmed with requests for its 'living will,' called Five Wishes, which is legal in most states. No lawyer is required.

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  • A new version of a living will called "Five Wishes" is written in reader-friendly language, is aimed at prompting people to talk with their families and doctors about something most choose not to talk about: their own death.

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