Lessons for the Living

Stan Goldberg, a graphic artist and cancer survivor, volunteers at a hospice to assist patients who are dying. In his book, he shares the experiences of some terminally ill individuals who have died there. Stan's stories provide valuable insight into how people face anxiety and sadness with bravery and love. He finds that the bravery and love aren't expressed in grand, dramatic gestures as much as in ordinary acts and small accomplishments: in simple efforts at kindness, in asking for and receiving forgiveness, in the abandonment of anger, and in learning to speak directly from the heart--and to listen in the same way.