title: The Needs of the Dying: A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter
author:  David Kessler 
description: "A Remarkably compassionate,uplifting book. We encourage all patients and their family and friends to read his words and thoughts." -- <i>Ted Mann Cancer Center at UCLA</i><br /><br />"David Kesslers work has made a significant contribution in helping us understand the needs of the dying." -- <i>American Cancer Society</i>
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  Praise for
  
  
  _Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms_
  
  
  “ _David Kessler writes of a world that is rarely talked about,_  
   _much less examined with such sensitivity. His stories reveal_  
   _dimensions of the death experience that are anything but_  
   _depressing, and at times absolutely joyful. In a book filled_  
   _with intriguing and inspirational tales, Kessler makes a_  
   _compelling argument that death is not the end.”_
  
  
  — **Marianne Williamson,** the _New York Times_  
  best-selling author of _The Age of Miracles_
  
  
  
  
  
  _“I so remember David Kessler in the old days of The Hayride,_  
   _a support group I started in West Hollywood. He and his work_  
   _were so vital and so heartwarming to our group, who shared_  
   _those frightening moments of crises in the early days of the_  
   _AIDS epidemic. His very presence with those approaching death_  
   _was like being enveloped in a safe, cozy space. No harm could_  
   _come to you if Dav