The Year of Living Virtuously by Teresa Jordan

Author:Teresa Jordan [Jordan, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781619024151
Publisher: Catapult

Brooke lived for nearly five years after the accident, and in the end, he chose to die with as much intention and vigor as he had lived. When he recognized that his mental acuity was declining and with it his ability to continue teaching and engaging in deep conversation—the factors that had given his life meaning—he submitted a formal request to disconnect all life support. After it was granted, his hospice doctor asked when he would like to have the ventilator removed. Brooke said, “Today.” When the doctor replied that it could be arranged, Brooke broke into a huge smile, which Sara caught on film. A few hours later, on the afternoon of July 27, 2013, with Peggy lying beside him, surrounded by family and friends, and with the help of morphine to prevent the pain of “air hunger,” Brooke enjoyed the “generous death” he had told those closest to him he desired.

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