Tuesdays With Morrie

People react in unpredictable ways to death. If someone we love dies suddenly in an accident, we know what to do. We have to arrange for burial and mourn our loved one. But many people do not die suddenly. They get sick, go to the doctor, find out they have a fatal or potentially fatal disease, and often live for some time after that diagnosis. People aren't always as clear about what they should do or how they should behave under such circumstances, and the person who is dying has to find his or her way through a complex situation. People in such a situation have time to evaluate their lives and come to grips with their fates.

The book Tuesdays with Morrie: an Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, by Mitch Albom, tells the story of Albom's visits with his former professor friend...
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