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\nAbout the book:
\n"Former NEA fellow and Pushcart Pri ze-winning writer Sallie Tisdale offers a lyrical\, thought-provoking\, ye t practical perspective on death and dying in Advice for Future Corpses (a nd Those Who Love Them). Informed by her many years working as a nurse\, w ith more than a decade in palliative care\, Tisdale provides a frank\, dir ect\, and compassionate meditation on the inevitable.
\nFrom the sub lime (the faint sound of Mozart as you take your last breath) to the ridic ulous (lessons on how to close the sagging jaw of a corpse)\, Tisdale lead s us through the peaks and troughs of death with a calm\, wise\, and humor ous hand. Advice for Future Corpses is more than a how-to manual or a spir itual bible: it is a graceful compilation of honest and intimate anecdotes based on the deaths Tisdale has witnessed in her work and life\, as well as stories from cultures\, traditions\, and literature around the world.\n
Tisdale explores all the heartbreaking\, beautiful\, terrifying\, c onfusing\, absurd\, and even joyful experiences that accompany the work of dying\, including:
\nA Good Death: What does it mean to die &ldquo\
;a good death&rdquo\;? Can there be more than one kind of good death? What
can I do to make my death\, or the deaths of my loved ones\, good?
C
ommunication: What to say and not to say\, what to ask\, and when\, from t
he dying\, loved ones\, doctors\, and more.
Last Months\, Weeks\, Day
s\, and Hours: What you might expect\, physically and emotionally\, includ
ing the limitations\, freedoms\, pain\, and joy of this unique time.
Bodies: What happens to a body after death? What options are available to
me after my death\, and how do I choose&mdash\;and make sure my wishes are
followed?
Grief: &ldquo\;Grief is the story that must be told over a
nd over...Grief is the breath after the last one.&rdquo\;