We Die Before We Live: Talking with the Very Ill
- ISBN-10
- 0816404623
- ISBN-13
- 9780816404629
- Category
- Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Seabury Press
- Author
- Daniel Berrigan
Description
Portrayal of the lives and experiences of terminally ill patients on the hospice ward of St. Rose's Home, as they tell of their inner strength, religious conviction, and personal courage
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