This book is written for a general audience by a team of specialists. Updated since the first edition in 1999, it provides practical, straight forward advice for those dealing with life-limiting illness.

The Handbook for Mortals is based on years of experience in the care of the dying that Lynn and coauthor Dr. Joan Harrold share as hospice physicians. Janice Lynch Schuster, who often writes on end of life care matters, joined in updating this edition to link poetry and prose to content.