Nothing To Fear: Demystifying Death To Live More Fully

McFadden, a hospice nurse with a popular TikTok account, has written a concise guide about the hospice process, aimed at readers going through hospice as well as caregivers. She became a hospice nurse after years of seeing distressing deaths in the ICU, which led her to conclude that death in hospice could be more peaceful. Alongside her stories of encounters with patient, she provides advice on initiating the hospice process, advance care planning, and making peace with the reality of death. McFadden also offers useful insight into how to deal with a dying loved one, mainly by remembering that it is about the person who is dying, and to let them make their own decisions if they are able. She describes the signs and symptoms of the dying process, dispelling the myths that changes in breathing or a person ceasing to eat or drink are indications of pain and suffering. She includes a section on U.S. states with death-with-dignity laws and what that process looks like. The tone of this book is friendly and direct.