Includes index.
Reflections on life and death, written from a Washington, D.C. area hospice.
Content Note
On standby for Heaven -- The man who would not die -- How I wound up in a hospice -- Life at the hospice -- Caregivers -- The question of death -- Depression -- People in my life -- Final arrangements -- The salon -- Mail call -- Poster boy -- Communication -- Death in the afternoon -- Awards for staying alive -- Sex and lies -- In the news -- Spoiled rotten -- Five people -- Too soon to say goodbye.