Book description
Eighty-four years old and terminally ill with cancer, psychiatrist Pat
Ferguson wants nothing more than for her life, which no longer brings
her joy, to be over. But when her ailing body refuses to let go, she
asks her son Sean to do the unthinkable: to help her to die.
Before We Say Goodbye
is Sean Davison's personal account of the months he spent with his
mother before her death. Written as a diary, it candidly recounts
Davison's emotional struggle during that time, the tension between
members of their family and his ultimate decision to grant his mother's
last request and end her suffering. This touching, honest and
thought-provoking memoir will resonate not only with countless families
who have found themselves in a similar position, but with all of us who
may one day have to face that choice: a choice that, for Sean Davison,
would come to have life-changing consequences.
