I found the book, How We Die by Sherwin Nuland, on my mom's book shelves when she was near death in a hospital. She had carefully underlined certain segments, made notes in the margins, leaving no doubt about how she planned to handle death, if she could choose. As we had to make certain decisions for her, this was very helpful! So, Sherwin Nuland is one of my heros. There's a transcript and a podcast of his recent interview on NPR's, Speaking of Faith.

http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/
biologyofthespirit/transcript.shtml

(Please note I couldn't get that link all on one line so the link extends to the next line.)

If you're up early on Sunday AMs, check out this program. It's always inspiring, no matter what tribe you're hanging out with.