THE YEAR I DIED

With Stage 4 liver disease, John Fleer was told by five physicians that he had six months to live. Fleer closed his law firm, gave away or sold most of his material possessions, and planned with his wife to make the transitions that would be required of them both. He received hospice care for almost a year...but inexplicably did not die. 

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This is a short memoir of a year spent learning how to die and, ultimately, learning how the prospect of death can teach a person how he wants to live.