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Facing Our Own Mortality: How to plan for a more peaceful death for yourself and loved ones

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Published: February 17, 2019 by VPR Producer

Facing the prospect of death isn’t pleasant, but it is the reality of being human. We talk to two experts about how people can get their affairs in order both personally and medically to ensure their wishes are respected and their loved ones can properly grieve if the unthinkable happens.


Guest Information:

  • Katy Butler, journalist and author, The Art of Dying Well: A practical guide to a good end of life
  • Dr. Sunita Puri, Medical Director of Palliative Medicine, University of Southern California, author, That Good Night: Life and medicine in the eleventh hour

Links for Additional Info:

  • More about Katy Butler and her work – KatyButler.com
  • The Art of Dying Well – Simon & Schuster
  • Sunita Puri – Bio
  • That Good Night – Penguin Random House
Program #: 19-07segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Aging and Death| End of Life Care and Planning| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Health and Medicine| Philosophy and EthicsGuests - Dr. Sunita Puri| Katy ButlerBooks & Publications - That Good Night: Life and medicine in the eleventh hour| The Art of Dying WellInstitutions - Keck Medical Center| University of Southern California (USC)Movies, TV & Digital Media - That Good Night
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