Dying at the Margins

Preface: An Invitation to Witness (and Respond) David Wendell Moller Chapter 1: Strangers Among Us: Poverty, Race, and the End of Life David Wendell Moller Chapter 2: Across the Tracks: Milton - Reflections on a Grim Beginning David Wendell Moller Chapter 3: Notes from the Trenches: A Conversation with Cowboy and his Team Terry Altilio Chapter 4: Exploring the Experiences of Mr. J.W. Green: Injustice, Poverty, Mistreatment and Evil Surrounding Serious Illness and Death in Poor African-American People Richard Payne Chapter 5: Voices of the Patients: The Whites - Expressing Unimaginable Indignities Christian T. Sinclair Chapter 6: The Story of Annie - Gratitude and Faith Betty R. Ferrell Chapter 7: Life on the Brink: Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Robert Arnold Chapter 8: The Life and Death of Lucille Angel from Primary Care, Chaplaincy, and Palliative Care Perspectives Rachel Diamond, Rev. Robin Franklin, and Timothy Quill Chapter 9: Dying Poor Needn't Mean Dying Poorly: Insights from a Safety-Net Hospital Palliative Care Program Gregory P. Gramelspacher and Richard Gunderman Chapter 10: Notes from the Trenches: On Social Injustice: Race, Class, and Health Disparity F. Amos Bailey Chapter 11: Notes from the Trenches: Living, Dying, and Caring at the Margins Tammie E. Quest and Kimberly Curseen Chapter 12: Reflections on an Urban Thoreau: A Peaceful Ending to the Life of Cowboy David Wendell Moller Chapter 13: Reflections on End-of-Life Care of the Urban Poor: Cowboy's Legacy Shirley Otis-Green Epilogue: A Call to Action - Caring at the Margins Diane Meier and Stacie Sinclair A Final Muse: On Solidarity with Those at the Margins David Wendell Moller