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NEW BOOK GUIDES INDIVIDUALS FACING DEATH THROUGH THE END-OF-LIFE EXPERIENCE

Millions of people throughout the U.S. are experiencing or anticipating a death in their family every day. Yet dying and the end of life are challenging topics that receive little media attention. With less than 1% of deaths occurring in hospice facilities[1] – locations that have specially trained staff in end-of-life care – more resources need to be dedicated to helping the dying individual and his or her loved ones cope with the journey into death.

In response to this need, author Linda Watson has created Facing Death: A Companion in Words and Images, a book specifically designed to tend to a dying individual’s emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs. This unique resource embraces all spiritual traditions while encouraging meaningful conversation, reminiscence, and reflection. It enables readers to work through the different emotions they experience and to communicate more effectively about their needs.


[1] Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2004). Deaths by place of death, age, race, and sex, United States, 2004 (Mortality Worktable 309). Atlanta, GA; NCHS. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/datawh/statab/unpubd
/mortabs/gmwk309_10.htm

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