For anyone interested in conscious dying, their own or someone they love, this is a most helpful read. If all hospices currently in business could have a Dr Byock as medical director, they'd be better off - as would the dying & families they serve. Our culture needs to face and, yes, study the dying process. So much unnecessary suffering could be alleviated. I share Dr Byock's dream.

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a must for anyone who will die or knows someone that will.

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If you think that there's a possibility you may one day die, or know someone who will, by all means read this book so you can do it well, with warmth, love and dignity. I do not by any means mean to make light of the subject, but it is one we have all given thought to at one time or another.

It really is about much more than who gets what and how much we leave. Our friends and family members should "get" who we are, what we're about and we should try to leave them with good feelings.

As far as our own feelings are concerned, I know that I want to be as comfortable as possible, aware of what is happening, who is there, and most of all, not be afraid. Having read this book, I know that all that is possible.

Dr. Byock has opened the door to a subject that is rarely discussed. Most of us are more than a bit afraid to even think about it, much less talk about it, but it is so important and really necessary.

I think we'd like to feel less frightened by the subject and more in control of what happens to us and to the people around us who love us and don't want to see us suffer. Dr. Byock's book is helpful and loving.

Since none of us can escape dying, we can at least make it as good an experience as possible. Yes, thanks to Dr. Byock, I do feel it can be a much better experience than I originally thought it could be.

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