On My Own

A beloved NPR radio host speaks about the death of her husband of fifty-four yearsand of her struggle to reconstruct her life without himin an eloquent deeply moving book that invite[s] comparisons to Joan Didions own memoir of loss The Year of Magical Thinking (The Guardian). John Rehm was 74 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson''s. Nine years later he passed away having made the difficult choice to end his extended illness by refusing to eat drink or accept medication. This process transformed Diane into an advocate for increased conversation end-of-life care and the right to die on ones own terms as well as a brave and sympathetic voice for anyone who must learn how to live again after bereavement.