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Finish Strong by Barbara Coombs Lee is for those who want an end-of-life experience to match the life we've enjoyed-defined by love, purpose, and agency.

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"""Barbara Coombs Lee covers all the issues we must address. Read Finish Strong and use it as a guide to consider your own final decisions."" -Diane Rehm, executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show, and author of On My Own ""Finish Strong will help people who want to pass the gift of life back into the hands of their God thankfully and with dignity. It is a blessing."" -Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu ""Finish Strong is the kind of book that comes along once in a generation, and Barbara Coombs Lee is nothing short of a historic figure. This book is a game-changing, paradigm-shifting work that defines an inflection point in the way our country thinks about and cares for people who are dying."" -David Muller, M.D., Dean for Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York ""Finish Strong is the clarion call for the end-of-life choice movement just as Our Bodies, Ourselves was for the women's movement. Barbara Coombs Lee's book is an important book, full of candid, helpful advice for people navigating the final stage of their lives."" -Jeanne Phillips, ""Dear Abby"" advice columnist ""Adults have the right to decide their own course of treatment at the end of life. Barbara Coombs Lee's wise and compassionate book shows how best to do that."" -Betty Rollin, author of Last Wish and First, You Cry ""Finish Strong includes beautiful and powerful stories of people facing the end of life in so many different but strong ways."" -Reverend Alexa Fraser, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Virginia"

Barbara Coombs Lee covers all the issues we must address. Read Finish Strong and use it as a guide to consider your own final decisions. -Diane Rehm, executive producer of The Diane Rehm Show, and author of On My Own Finish Strong will help people who want to pass the gift of life back into the hands of their God thankfully and with dignity. It is a blessing. -Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Finish Strong is the kind of book that comes along once in a generation, and Barbara Coombs Lee is nothing short of a historic figure. This book is a game-changing, paradigm-shifting work that defines an inflection point in the way our country thinks about and cares for people who are dying. -David Muller, M.D., Dean for Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York Finish Strong is the clarion call for the end-of-life choice movement just as Our Bodies, Ourselves was for the women's movement. Barbara Coombs Lee's book is an important book, full of candid, helpful advice for people navigating the final stage of their lives. -Jeanne Phillips, Dear Abby advice columnist Adults have the right to decide their own course of treatment at the end of life. Barbara Coombs Lee's wise and compassionate book shows how best to do that. -Betty Rollin, author of Last Wish and First, You Cry Finish Strong includes beautiful and powerful stories of people facing the end of life in so many different but strong ways. -Reverend Alexa Fraser, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Virginia

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BARBARA COOMBS LEE worked in healthcare as a clinician, policymaker and advocate for more than five decades. Her indelible bedside experiences forged a deep respect for individual values and beliefs and eventually led her to a career in law and health policy. For the past 25 years she has advocated for initiatives that allow individuals a full range of options and much greater agency in their healthcare decisions.Barbara's work in public policy culminated in her roles as chief executive officer and president of Compassion & Choices, the nation's oldest and largest organization working to empower everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. After serving in that capacity for 22 years, Barbara transitioned her role to President Emerita/Senior Adviser.Thousands of personal experiences and the teachings of scholars and thought leaders around the globe inform her perspective. Often quoted in the media, Barbara is a seasoned writer, speaker and commentator. Her previous book was Compassion in Dying: Stories of Dignity and Choice.Barbara's passion for transforming the end-of-life experience by informing and empowering patients infuses FINISH STRONG. She calls for all Americans to join a patient-driven movement to dismantle the institutional and cultural barriers to living well to the very end.She lives in Oregon.

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