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Rehm, Diane.
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Rehm, Diane.
Rehm, John B. -- Health.
Women radio personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Widows -- United States -- Biography.
Bereavement -- United States.
Loss (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)
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Rehm, Diane.
Rehm, Diane.
Rehm, John B. -- Health.
Women radio personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Widows -- United States -- Biography.
Bereavement -- United States.
Loss (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)
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On my own / Diane Rehm.
by
Rehm, Diane.
Random House Large Print, [2016]
Call #:
LP
791
.44028
R345o
Subjects
Rehm, Diane.
Rehm, John B. -- Health.
Women radio personalities -- United States -- Biography.
Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
Parkinson's disease -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Widows -- United States -- Biography.
Bereavement -- United States.
Loss (Psychology)
Adjustment (Psychology)
ISBN:
9780399566158 (pbk.)
0399566155 (pbk.)
Edition:
Large print ed.
Description:
194 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Summary:
In a deeply personal and moving book, the beloved National Public Radio host speaks out about the long drawn-out death (from Parkinson's) of her husband of fifty-four years, and of her struggle to reconstruct her life without him. With John gone, Diane was indeed "on her own," coping with the inevitable practical issues and, more important, with the profoundly emotional ones. What to do, how to react, how to reach out again into the world--struggling to create a new reality for herself while clinging to memories of the past. The focus is on her own roller-coaster experiences, but she has also solicited the moving stories of such recently widowed friends as Roger Mudd and Susan Stamberg, which expose the reader to a remarkable range of reactions to the death of a spouse. John's unnecessarily extended death--he begged to be helped to die--culminated in his taking matters into his own hands, simply refusing to take food and medication until pneumonia claimed him. His heroic actions spurred Diane into becoming a kind of poster person for the Right to Die movement that is all too slowly taking shape in our country. With the brave determination that has characterized her whole life, she is finding a meaningful new way to contribute to the world. Her book--as practical as it is inspiring--will be a help and a comfort to the recently bereaved, and a beacon of hope about the possibilities that remain as we approach eighty.
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Memoirs.
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Tantallon Public Library
Adult Large Print Nonfiction
LP 791.44028 R345o
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