Two Weeks of Life
by Eleanor Clift · March 2008
At the same time that Terri Schiavo was dying in her Florida hospice, Eleanor Clift's husband, Tom Brazaitis, was dying of cancer at home; the two passed away within a day of each other. This personal narrative alternates between these two stories to provide a moving commentary on how we deal, or fail to deal, with dying in modern America.
Terminal careRight to diePolitical aspectsDeath and burialAnecdotesMoral and ethical aspectsSocial aspects