The Living In Her Dying: How a mother and daughter come to know each other and themselves so the mother can die and the daughter can live.

Hannah an old old Jewish woman is about to die. But not so fast! Sara her not-so-young daughter isnt ready to let her go. Not while theres a heart pumping breath flowing mind working (mostly) corned beef left to eat. Determined to untangle the kinks in their long and complicated relationship Sara invites us on a journey through the last months of Hannahs life -- from the dining room of LAs Jewish Home to the Day Room of UCLAs Geriatric Psych Ward; from despair to dark humor to release. A memoir of caregiving and advocacy yes. But so passionate so committed to dignity the story of Hannah and Sara becomes a universal story of love: how we struggle to connect and finally to separate. In The Living In Her Dying a mother and daughter come to know each other and themselves so the mother can die and the daughter can live. Inspired by Atul Gawandes Being Mortal Will Schwalbes The End of Your Life Book Club Karl KnausgaardsMy Struggle Sara Bragin commits in this her first book to discover what can happen when lifes most ordinary moments are honored and entrusted to the page.