What is a good death?: A good death follows a good life

doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7422.1047

BMJ 2003;327:1047 (1 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7422.1047

Letter

What is a good death?

A good death follows a good life

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EDITOR—A good death is like the final chapter of a goodbook: it wraps up the story of "life" with panache; is physically,emotionally, and spiritually satisfying to the author (the deceased)and the readers (kith and kin); and leaves no loose ends tobe explained in a sequel.¹

Akheel A Syed, specialist registrar

University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH a.a.syed@ncl.ac.uk

Competing interests: None declared.

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