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Cargando... The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Lifepor Katy Butler
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Excellent organization and practical advice. ( ) Being Mortal is a book of ideas about end of life issues. This is a book of practical suggestions to implement some of those ideas (or similar ones). It is divided into chapters by age--not chronological age but "age" based on mental and physical health and abilities, starting with the ending of older middle-age (or the beginning of younger old age). There are lots of things to think about and to do so that one can "live well" as long as possible, and to allow one to "die well." I didn't yet read the chapters relating to old "old age," because I'm not there yet, but I ended up buying it to refer to in the future. I think everyone 50 or older (or who cares for someone 50 or older) could benefit from reading this book, could learn how to thrive in later life, and to make death not a medical event. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door. In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi, or The Art of Dying. Written in Latin, this medieval death manual taught people how to navigate the trials of the deathbed, using simple rituals of repentance, reassurance, and letting go. Bestselling author and award-winning journalist Katy Butler argues that we have lost touch with the "art of dying" as practiced by our ancestors, yet we still hunger for rites of passage, and a sense of the sacred, especially in the important life transitions of aging and dying. Butler has lectured at medical schools, and spoken with community and caregiving organizations across the country. Here she reveals what she has learned about dying in America today--and how to have a better end of life. We are coping with a medical system in disarray, in its approach to people who are aging, dying, or chronically ill. Butler argues that it's not about living as long as possible, it's about living as well as possible. Not only does our current system poorly serve our medical needs, it also crowds out any sense of the sacred. It's time to restore a sense of honor, and through exploring the stages of later life, sharing "good death" stories, as well as offering practical takeaways, The Art of Dying Well illuminates a path to a better end of life"--
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