How to Say Goodbye
by Wendy MacNaughton
Buy on AmazonA USA TODAY Bestseller An NPR "Book We Love" A finalist for the California Book Award “A poem to mortality and the beauty of how we can cope with it.” -Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton shares wisdom from hospice caregivers: how to be, when to help, what to say-with full-color drawings throughout. As artist-in-residence at the Zen Hospice Project Guest House in San Francisco, Wendy MacNaughton witnessed firsthand how difficult it is to know what to do when we're sharing final moments with a loved one. In this tenderly illustrated guide to saying goodbye, MacNaughton shows how to make sure those moments are meaningful.…
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"How to move through it is what my talented friend and sometime-collaborator Wendy MacNaughton explores in How to Say Goodbye ( public library ) — a tender illustrated field guide to being present with and for what Alice James called “the most supremely interesting moment in life,” drawing on Wendy’s time as artist-in-residence at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco and her own profound experience at her beloved aunt’s deathbed."
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"“I forgive you.” “Please forgive me.” “I love you.” In this tenderly illustrated book, graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton shares what she learned from hospice caregivers about how to be with someone as they die. She distills hours of sitting, being there and waiting into a beautiful reminder that death is a part of living and that we can learn from it. “Follow their lead.” “Just be there.” “Cry. A lot.” This “how-to” guide about dying reminds the living to embrace the present and deepen our relationships."
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