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Two weeks of life : a memoir of love, death & politics /

At the same time that Terri Schiavo was dying in her Florida hospice, Eleanor Clift's husband, Tom Brazaitis, was dying of cancer at home; the two passed away within a day of each other. This personal narrative alternates between these two stories to provide a moving commentary on how we deal,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clift, Eleanor
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2008]
Subjects:
Brazaitis, Tom.
Schiavo, Terri, > 1963-2005.
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care > Social aspects.
Right to die.
Right to die > Political aspects.
Brazaitis, Tom > Death and burial.
Schiavo, Terri, > 1963-2005 > Death and burial.
Terminal care > Anecdotes.
Clift, Eleanor.
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Summary:At the same time that Terri Schiavo was dying in her Florida hospice, Eleanor Clift's husband, Tom Brazaitis, was dying of cancer at home; the two passed away within a day of each other. This personal narrative alternates between these two stories to provide a moving commentary on how we deal, or fail to deal, with dying in modern America.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:xiii, 337 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index.
ISBN:046500251X (hardcover) :
9780465002511 (hardcover) :