Can the dying teach us to live more fully, more joyfully? Marie de Hennezel says they certainly can, and the stories she recounts in this remarkable book share an important message in celebrating the power and tenacity of the human spirit. Marie draws upon her personal experience of working with the terminally ill in a palliative care unit in Paris. Her time spent simply being with people at the end of their life has brought her to a very special understanding of the transition between life and death, and how we can best honour someone's life in their final days, hours and minutes. She encourages us to embrace moments of joy and the small pleasures of life and to 'seize the day' at every opportunity. Seize the Day also lends us the strength to confront the mysteries of death, gives us hope and celebrates the courage of the human spirit. This eloquent and inspirational work will move everyone who reads it.
208pp, 140mm x 222mm, hardback, 2012