Wild and precious life

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Label

Wild and precious life

Statement of responsibility

Deborah Ziegler

Creator

• Ziegler, Deborah, 1956-
• trueZiegler, Deborah

Author

• Ziegler, Deborah, 1956-

Subject

• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
• Biographies
• Brain -- Cancer | Patients -- United States -- Biography
• trueConsolation
• trueCoping
• trueEuthanasia
• trueFamily and death
• trueFamily and relationships -- Aging and Death
• trueGrief
• trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Coping with death
• trueLife stories -- Facing adversity | Dealing with death
• trueMaynard, Brittany
• Maynard, Brittany, 1984-2014
• trueMothers and daughters
• trueMothers and daughters -- Biography
• truePeople with brain tumors
• trueRight to die
• Right to die -- United States
• trueTerminal illness
• Ziegler, Deborah, 1956-
• trueLife stories -- Relationships | Parent and child
• Assisted suicide -- United States -- Biography
• Autobiographies
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

Genre

• trueFamily and relationships
• Autobiographies
• trueLife stories
• trueBiographies
• trueBiography

Language

eng

Summary

• "Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard--a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor--this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter's spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with dignity, a journey that inspired millions."--Amazon.com
• "At the age of 29, Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This was not, however, the end of her journey, but the beginning. Brittany's struggle to accept the diagnosis, and choose a path toward death, led eventually to the decision to take her own life before it could be taken from her. And on November 1, 2014, Brittany did just that. The video she posted on YouTube weeks before her death introduced twenty million viewers to her story, which is now told in full by her mother. In this poignant, powerful book, Deborah Ziegler makes good on the promise she made to her only child: that she would honor her daughter and carry forward her legacy by sharing their story and offering hope, empowerment, and inspiration to the growing tens of millions of people who are struggling with end-of-life issues. Wild and Precious Life is not a book about death-~it is a book about a life well lived. What emerges in this compassionate and lyrical text is an unforgettable story of how, while we can't control the hand fate delivers, we can decide how we play that hand. It is also a thoughtful exploration of America's ongoing debate about the right to die and, most importantly, a touching tribute to the enduring power of a mother and daughter's love."--Dust jacket

Tone

• trueBittersweet
• trueMoving
• trueHeartwrenching

Writing style

• trueThoughtful

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 362.19699/4810092
• B

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates

Index

no index present

LC call number

RC280.B7

LC item number

Z54 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult