I don't really know how to begin this post except with a warning to those who feel emotionally challenged with death and dying at this present time...
WARNING......you may not want to read this book... BUT.... you probably really should.
Once again it is an unusual choice ....and a challenging choice for a "holiday" read, as the contents are less than fickle and merely entertaining... it strikes at the heart of anyone who is watching someones decline and facing the end of their mortality AND as a consequence facing the questions and decisions that often need to be made at such a time. In Many respects it is probably a book about those who are aging/elderly and infirm but the contents can be applied equally to anyone, anywhere at any age.
Usually as I read books I love to underline the things I want to remember and the things I find interesting and noteworthy....IF you were to pick up my copy of this book you would find my pen marks scrawled on most of its pages! This book spoke to me on numerous levels and It resonated with my own thoughts and feelings on how I have tried to navigate through the various emotions and questions and scenarios we have faced with Heni...and will yet have to face...having lived with the prospect of her death over such a prolonged period of time...
It also resonated to me on a professional level (as a Physiotherapist/Naturopathic Iridologist/Health advocate) and made me shudder at the lack of dialogue and understanding that frequently occurs by medical professionals about the wishes and desires of those who they are trying to help.
