“The author asks the nearly impossible-to-ask question–is it possible to die well–and then asks an even tougher follow-up: How come so few elder care professionals are asking that question? A cover package that makes “hard-hitting” seem like an understatement, this entry challenges health care workers to reexamine their own fatal attitudes toward the “D-Word,” but also offers new ways to think about one of humankind’s oldest problems. It also manages to overcome its macabre theme with a vivid, ironic writing voice and plenty of quotes highlighting the bright side of death.”
