When My Time Comes, Diane Rehm
When My Time Comes, Diane Rehm
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When My Time Comes
Conversations About Whether Those Who Are Dying Should Have the Right to Determine When Life Should End

Author: Diane Rehm, John Grisham

Narrator: Diane Rehm, Susan Bennett, Dan Bittner, Jim Frangione, Kevin R. Free, Neil Hellegers, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Maggi-Meg Reed, Suzanne Toren, Benjamin Zide

Unabridged: 7 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2020


Synopsis

The renowned radio host and one of the most trusted voices in the nation candidly and compassionately addresses the hotly contested right-to-die movement, of which she is one of our most inspiring champions. The basis for the acclaimed PBS series.

Through interviews with terminally ill patients and their relatives, as well as physicians, ethicists, religious leaders, and representatives of both those who support and vigorously oppose this urgent movement, Rehm gives voice to a broad range of people personally linked to the realities of medical aid in dying. With characteristic evenhandedness, she provides the full context for this highly divisive issue and presents the fervent arguments—both for and against—that are propelling the current debate: Should we adopt laws allowing those who are dying to put an end to their suffering?

Featuring a deeply personal foreword by John Grisham, When My Time Comes is a response to many misconceptions and misrepresentations of end-of-life care. It is a call to action—and to conscience—and it is an attempt to heal and soothe, reminding us that death, too, is an integral part of life.

Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Phyllis

This is not a book you can pick up and read from start to finish. At least not for me. I had to read a chapter or two, put it down and think about it for a while before reading more. This is a very controversial topic, assisted dying. I think we can all agree that we don't want heroic measures at th......more

Goodreads review by Les

I've been listening to NPR for almost 30 years and it was there that I first heard The Diane Rehm Show and quickly became a fan of this intelligent and charming woman. I've had my eye on a couple of her earlier books (Finding My Voice and On My Own), but it wasn't until I spotted her latest release......more

Goodreads review by Melinda

Wow, this is a fascinating book. I am 100% in favor of medical aid in dying, and it was interesting to have the process demystified somewhat. I was prepared to be enraged by the Catholic objections to the practice (the priest's verbal gymnastics to justify denying someone their last rites confirmed......more