Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale
A nurse and Buddhist practitioner's practical, unsentimental guide to dying: what the body does, what to say, how to sit with someone, and what happens after. Compassionate and specific.
Read it if…
you are caring for someone dying or want to prepare for your own death practically.
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Skip it if…
you want philosophy; this is practical.
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Three things you will actually use
- Dying has stages; know them.
- Presence beats words.
- Prepare the practical things now.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the last days and keep it for when you need it.
Our verdict
Compassionate and specific.
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