{"product_id":"on-my-own-a-memoir-paperback","title":"On My Own: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Rehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beloved NPR radio host speaks about the death of her husband of fifty-four years--and of her struggle to reconstruct her life without him--in an eloquent, deeply moving book that \"invite[s] comparisons to Joan Didion's own memoir of loss, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Rehm was 74 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Nine years later, he passed away, having made the difficult choice to end his extended illness by refusing to eat, drink, or accept medication. This process transformed Diane into an advocate for increased conversation end-of-life care and the right to die on one's own terms, as well as a brave and sympathetic voice for anyone who must learn how to live again after bereavement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDIANE REHM hosted \u003ci\u003eThe Diane Rehm Show \u003c\/i\u003eon WAMU 88.5 FM in Washington, D.C.--distributed by NPR--from 1979 to 2016, when it had a weekly listening audience of two and a half million. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470004220211,"sku":"9781101973646","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oi3Z6Yp2m09781101973646.webp?v=1759409611","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/on-my-own-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}