{"id":30889,"date":"2024-12-16T10:39:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3rdactmagazine.com\/?p=30889"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:39:51","slug":"book-review-winter-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/book-review-winter-2024\/book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review Winter 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Achieving<strong> a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>By Chris Palmer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Reviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chris Palmer knows how to live. An author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, professor, and grandfather, he is very clear that his time on earth is limited and he\u2019s not going to waste one precious minute of it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cDuring his filmmaking career, he swam with dolphins and whales, came face-to-face with sharks and Kodiak bears, camped with wolfpacks and waded hip-deep through Everglade swamps,\u201d states his book bio among a long list of accomplishments. Palmer now devotes his life to helping us prepare for what scares many of us even more\u2014facing death and dying.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I first met Palmer in 2022 when he wrote <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/personal-mission-statement\/lifestyle\/work-purpose\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">an article for <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">3<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">rd<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Act<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the benefits of creating a personal mission statement and how to do it. His clarity and openness to sharing his own very personal mission statement and letters to his family were inspirational, helpful, motivating. Palmer has a passion for showing us how to live the waning years of our lives so we can \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/3rdactmagazine.com\/personal-mission-statement\/lifestyle\/work-purpose\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">finish strong<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discussing his book prior to publication, Palmer told me, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAchieving a Good Death<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwill help people because there is an art to dying well that can be taught and learned. While death is inevitable, dying badly is not. A good death is achievable and the book explains how. It will reduce the fear that often cloaks discussions about death and dying and give readers the knowledge and skills to achieve a peaceful, gentle, and dignified death.\u201d Book now in hand, I can attest that Palmer has achieved this goal admirably.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Achieving-Good-Death-Practical-Guide\/dp\/1475850514\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Achieving a Good Death<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is comprehensive and organized in a highly readable format. Palmer helps us think about what a good death would be for ourselves and does not pull punches when explaining that most of us will not die fast or peacefully in our sleep. Even so, there is much we can do while alive to maintain agency through the dying process and reduce suffering\u2014ours and our family\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a step-by-step process Palmer takes us through decluttering, \u201cdeath-cleaning,\u201d and getting organized, creating advance directives, communicating with our agents and loved ones, creating legacy letters, caregiving, palliative care, and end-of-life options. He helps us contemplate what it\u2019s like to die, what we want done with our bodies and remembrances, and grief. The appendix includes examples of letters describing end-of-life-wishes, an ethical will, and more. It\u2019s a how-to book on how to prepare for death. By being prepared for death we can get on with the business of living\u2014and not waste one precious minute of it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life By Chris Palmer\u00a0 Reviewed by Victoria Starr Marshall\u00a0 Chris Palmer knows how to live. 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