"A must read for caregivers, individuals with serious illnesses, their loved ones who care about their care, and elected officials.

Using the reporter's skill of interviewing, analyzing and explaining, Ellen Rand tells us what does not work today on our path to death and how the "system" can be changed so that we can die with dignity, in comfort and with those we love around us.

She explains why it is time to "tear down the wall" that separates hospice care from palliative care, the wall that separates those who want to continue treating their illness yet would like to die...