04069cam a2200781 4500 468414901 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781101875292 1101875291 B00XG9BVQ4 Amazon e515d037-1871-4527-a6eb-7a265b4a546d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 249576 249576 249576 2335026 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Rehm, Diane. On My Own [Libby eBook]. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2018kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1621kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. biographies of famous people. motivational books for women. self help books for women. biographies and memoirs. self improvement books. self development books. autobiography books. motivational books. relationship books. Dealing with Loss. Death and Dying. autobiographies. self help books. death of spouse. Current Issues. gifts for dads. relationships. living alone. memoir books. resilience . biographies. grief books. Euthanasia. Biography. widowhood. self help. afterlife. grieving. family. health. memoir. Death. grief. dying. HTML:<b>In a deeply personal and moving book, the beloved NPR radio host speaks out about the long drawn-out death (from Parkinson's) of her husband of fifty-four years, and of her struggle to reconstruct her life without him.</b><br /> <br /> With John gone, Diane was indeed "on her own," coping with the inevitable practical issues and, more important, with the profoundly emotional ones. What to do, how to react, how to reach out again into the world--struggling to create a new reality for herself while clinging to memories of the past. The focus is on her own roller-coaster experiences, but she has also solicited the moving stories of such recently widowed friends as Roger Mudd and Susan Stamberg, which expose the reader to a remarkable range of reactions to the death of a spouse.<br /> <br /> John's unnecessarily extended death--he begged to be helped to die--culminated in his taking matters into his own hands, simply refusing to take food and medication until pneumonia claimed him. His heroic actions spurred Diane into becoming a kind of poster person for the Right to Die movement that is all too slowly taking shape in our country. With the brave determination that has characterized her whole life, she is finding a meaningful new way to contribute to the world. Her book--as practical as it is inspiring--will be a help and a comfort to the recently bereaved, and a beacon of hope about the possibilities that remain as we approach eighty.<br /> <br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. Biography & Autobiography. Family & Relationships. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e515d037-1871-4527-a6eb-7a265b4a546d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e515d037-1871-4527-a6eb-7a265b4a546d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=e515d037-1871-4527-a6eb-7a265b4a546d&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)