SAN
FRANCISCO, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new memoir
released today by Amplify Publishing chronicles one woman's years
of battling a complex illness and her choice to end her life. This
extraordinary and intimate book, written in the months before her
death, bravely explores the profound question: How much
suffering is enough?
Authored by sustainability and equality advocate Diana Williams, Traveling Solo: A
Life Well Lived, A Death Well Planned follows her
decades-long search for a correct diagnosis and effective
treatment. Countless specialists gave momentary hope, but
one-by-one failed, leaving Williams in a limbo of suffering. Rather
than face a life of increasing pain and disability, and after deep
contemplation, Williams chose assisted dying at the Swiss
nonprofit, Dignitas.
Traveling Solo raises questions, too often asked in
silence: What makes life worth living? How much can one person
bear? Most of all, should we afford humans the choice to end their
lives on their own terms?
Diane Rehm, award-winning
journalist and host of the podcast On My Mind says
Traveling Solo is "a timely book as the issue of taking
control of one's final days is debated around the world." While
Mel Robbins, New York Times bestselling author and host of
the award-winning Mel Robbins Podcast, calls the book "a raw
and revealing look at the complexity of love, life, and death."
Diana Williams was the founder
and executive director of Prison to Employment Connection, a
nonprofit organization that provides job readiness training at
California's San Quentin State Prison. She previously
worked for more than twenty years in fundraising for organizations,
including the Environmental Defense Fund and the Coral Reef
Alliance. Williams's work stemmed from her profound interest in
creating a more equitable and sustainable world. She held an M.A.
in counseling psychology from Columbia
University, was a certified life coach, and served as a
hospice counselor at Marin General Hospital. Her greatest
accomplishments, however, are her two daughters, who light up the
world. Learn more at her
website: https://travelingsolobook.com.
Traveling Solo: A Life Well Lived, A Death Well Planned
is on sale now through Amazon, Barnes &
Noble, and Amplify Publishing.
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SOURCE Amplify Publishing Group