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NonfictionLarge Print EditionOffers realistic yet compassionate answers to the hard questions asked by dying patients, their families, and a society unwilling to accept that all life eventually comes to an end. starred, Library JournalNobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone. This is Ira Byocks dream and he is dedicating his life to making it come true. The director of a hospice and a prominent spokesperson for the hospice movement, Dr. Byock shows us that much important emotional work can be accomplished in the final months, weeks, and even days of life. Dying Well brings us into the homes of terminal patients, providing a blueprint that shows us how to deal with doctors, talk to friends and relatives and most importantly, how to make the end of life as meaningful and precious as the beginning.