Unveiling Heartbreak and Healing: Brenda Miller Reveals the Secrets Behind Her Powerful New Memoir.
BM: Well, I have my own death plan, which everyone should have.
RP: Here here, sister.
BM: Along with my power of attorney, I’ve also got my ‘companions’ of death — two, maybe three women in my life who will be in charge of what’s happening towards the end. You know, I want there to be a window open, and I want the Threshold Singers, and I want to be in my own bed, you know? These are things we write down, but I’m also becoming a big advocate for medical aid in dying, and death with dignity, largely because of what I experienced with my father in the nursing home. I mean, people are living past their expiration dates. It sounds harsh, but that’s the truth. They’re living, but they’re not really living. It can be torture. So, the novel I’m actually writing takes place in the near future, where everyone can do it.
