Living Through Our Dying - Katy Butler - C0465

Katy Butler is a journalist and speaker on doctor-patient communication and the choices families face near the end of life. She is the author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door (Scribner 2014) and The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life (Scribner 2019)

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