Achieving a Good Death - A Practical Guide to the End of Life

People have choices and options at the end of their lives. Designing and directing their own end-of-life journeys allows them to find meaning and fulfillment right up to the end. This book aims to help people die well when the time comes, as it eventually does for everyone. It is possible for dying to be marked by serenity, acceptance, love, comfort, and a sense of completeness.

About the author

Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, professor, and grandfather. He serves on the Board of Montgomery Hospice and Prince George's Hospice and as Vice President of the Board of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland & Environs. Chris also serves on the Advisory Council for the Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight, and he founded and runs the aging, dying, and death group in the Bethesda Metro Area Village. He is a trained hospice volunteer and was formerly a Board member of the Green Burial Association of Maryland. He frequently gives presentations and workshops to community groups on aging, death, and dying issues. This is his 10th book. Proceeds from all his books go to fund scholarships for American University students. His website is www.ChrisPalmerOnline.com.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Palmer, Palmer Chris
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781475850512
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5051-2
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, MEDICAL / Terminal Care, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, Coping with death & bereavement, Educational administration and organization, Palliative Medicine, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement