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This book was written by a woman whose father died a bad death. It wasn‘t peaceful or dignified and it was not the way her father wished to go. After this happened, the author decided to look into the way Americans deal with death. She became a hospice volunteer, but she also did a lot of research on aspects of our health system, the Death With Dignity laws, extreme measures after brain death and so on. A very good book.

Sociological exploration of how we treat dying, examining topics like aid in dying/assisted suicide laws, hospice care, hospitals, aging, disability rights/ableism, religion, & prison healthcare/hunger strikes. Very enlightening & informative. Neumann has a personal, in depth approach to each issue. #ReadWomen

After her father's death from non- Hodgkin's lymphoma the author examines his death and death in the American culture. Well researched. "A good death is whatever the patient wants --no such thing as a perfect death as humans aren't perfect."