A Beginner’s Guide to the End is a definitive guide about death and how to handle it, both for yourself and your loved ones.
Topics range from planning your estate and dealing with life-ending illnesses all the way through to what to do in the first 24 hours after someone dies and how to liquidate an estate.
I could see this book being incredibly useful to anyone who has received a terminal diagnosis, their family or caregivers of all types.
I picked this book up because my father-in-law recently died and I was looking for information on how to help myself and others with grief.
“Grief is a force of nature. Though it can feel problematic as hell, bereavement is an essential piece of the human picture, whichever way it surfaces. pg 420
I learned all about that, but also a bunch of other helpful end-of-life details. For example, I knew nothing about the legalities of transporting and spreading cremated remains. Now, I know.
“A friend snuck down to the field of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at half-time and dumped some of his father’s dust at the fifteen-yard line. His pop, a doctor, had been a hard-core Raiders fan, and though his son knew he was doing something illegal, he felt a jolt of joy, knowing that part of his father would always be in that stadium.” pg 459
The text in this book is printed slightly larger than normal, which could be exactly what is needed for elderly readers.
Highly recommended for anyone who needs some guidance about death-related issues.
Thanks for reading.
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