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This is assisted dying : a doctor's story of empowering patients at the end of life

Green, Stefanie. (Author).

In this candid and powerfully emotional book, a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying shares the voices of her patients and her colleagues, as well as her own narrative, to change the way people think about their choices at the end of life.

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  • ISBN: 9781982129460
  • Physical Description 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.

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This Is Assisted Dying : A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life
This Is Assisted Dying : A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life
by Green, Stefanie
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This Is Assisted Dying : A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life


An international bestseller, this compassionate memoir by a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying who helps suffering patients explore and fulfill their end of life choices is "written with sensitivity, grace, and candor...not to be missed" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). Dr. Stefanie Green has been forging new paths in the field of medical assistance in dying since 2016. In her landmark memoir, Dr. Green reveals the reasons a patient might seek an assisted death, how the process works, what the event itself can look like, the reactions of those involved, and what it feels like to oversee proceedings and administer medications that hasten death. She describes the extraordinary people she meets and the unusual circumstances she encounters as she navigates the intricacy, intensity, and utter humanity of these powerful interactions. Deeply authentic and powerfully emotional, This Is Assisted Dying contextualizes the myriad personal, professional, and practical issues surrounding assisted dying by bringing readers into the room with Dr. Green, sharing the voices of her patients, her colleagues, and her own narrative. As our population confronts issues of wellness, integrity, agency, community, and how to live a connected, meaningful life, this progressive and compassionate book by a physician at the forefront of medically assisted dying offers comfort and potential relief. "A humane, clear-eyed view of how and why one can leave the world by choice" ( Kirkus Reviews ), This Is Assisted Dying will change the way people think about their options, and ultimately is less about death than about how we wish to live.