Ars Moriendi or, The Art of Dying (American Style)
Sean MurphyThis post takes some excerpts from my memoir Please Talk About Me When I’m Gone. While this project is an attempt to commemorate –and celebrate– my mother’s life, it also…
Ars Moriendi, Part Three: Ordinary Angels*
Parts One and Two considered the "before" and "during" of end-of-life care (and once again, Bill Keller's piece is recommended reading: check it here), and the final sections of my memoir deal with…
Ars Moriendi, Part Two: Hippocrates and Hypocrites*
Part One considered the "before" of end-of-life care (and once again, Bill Keller's piece is recommended reading: check it here), and this excerpt (from Keller, then me) deals with the…
Ars Moriendi, Part One: The Conversation*
Writing in the New York Times on October 7, Bill Keller's touching essay "How To Die" confirms a regrettably consistent reality regarding end-of-life care (the before, during and after of…