Carole Ann Drick, PhD, RN is the author of three books on end of life. Mother Stories is the first one followed by co authored End of Life: Nursing Solutions for Death with Dignity (2011) and The Golden Room: A Practical Guide for Death with Dignity (2013). She is a two time recipient of the prestigious American Journal Book of the Year Award. Carole Ann was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Western New York. After graduating from West Virginia University, she followed the American dream of marriage, two daughters, and working as a nurse followed by graduate school at the University of Pitts...