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Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death
By Katy Butler
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death is part memoir and part investigative report. Butler’s thesis is that “ modern medicine in its pursuit of maximum longevity often creates more suffering than it prevents”.
by Mary Frances Allen
When our neighbor’s son died suddenly, I didn’t know what to do to help the family. Being reminded to “be present” and not worry about trying to say or do the exact right thing helped me a lot.
I made my favorite casserole and just showed up. That felt good, and I could see it was really appreciated by the family.
Now I get it that even if you can’t alleviate people’s pain in that situation, you can give them something not-painful to go along with it.
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