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Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life

Tue 12 / 09 / 2025 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20007 FREE
About this Event

Author and end-of-life activist Chris Palmer explains how a good death is achievable. Bloomsbury published his latest book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, in October 2024.

There is an art to dying well that can be taught and learned. While death is inevitable, dying badly is not. Chris will help to reduce the fear that often cloaks discussions about death and dying and give the audience some of the knowledge and skills needed to achieve a peaceful and gentle death. 

Chris, a trained hospice volunteer, frequently gives pro bono presentations and workshops to community groups on aging, death, and dying issues. He founded and leads an aging, death, and dying group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village and serves on the board of several nonprofits focused on end-of-life issues, including Montgomery Hospice, Final Exit Network, the Hemlock Society, and the Maryland Office of Cemetery Oversight. 

If you need transportation to the event, please request at least one week in advance. Thank you.