FROM A DYING WISH COMES A STORY NAVIGATING THE EMOTIONAL TERRAIN THAT LIES BETWEEN AUTONOMY, DUTY, POWER, AND LOVE.
As Parkinson's Disease attacks his brain and body, David Zimberoff, an uncompromising intellectual who loves his family and has much to live for, fears his downward trajectory will end with him losing his mind and burdening his children. To avoid this torment and ensure he leaves on his terms, David makes the agonizing decision to fly halfway across the globe to end his life with medical assistance.
His choice begins a journey with his son, Daniel, which exposes past wounds and raises questions on how to live and how to die. Their story explores the transformation of a father and son's relationship and the heart-wrenching issues surrounding assisted dying. Nearing his scheduled death, David faces his greatest challenge: can he find the healing and closure both he and Daniel seek before time runs out?
As more people with terminal illnesses or intolerable suffering grapple with how to end their lives peacefully, this unapologetic memoir sets aside political and religious debates of assisted dying to illustrate that at the root of such a decision is the desire to leave this world with love, grace, and dignity.
About the Author :
Daniel Zimberoff is a Top Gun graduate, combat veteran, and former trial attorney turned author and advocate. After his father's decision to pursue an assisted death, Dan became a voice to help establish the right for those with terminal illness or intolerable suffering to choose a dignified death. When not advocating or writing, he can be found spending time with his wife Salima and their daughter, Ellie, and his adult children Levi and Ariel, or playing beer league hockey in Toronto, Canada. Compelled by his father's last wish, this memoir marks his debut work of narrative nonfiction.
Review :
"Wingman is more than a narrative of dying; it is a portrait of living."
--Michelle Witte, Final Exit Network
"An elegantly written and deeply readable journey into life's most profound decision-to die with dignity."
--ADM James "Sandy" Winnefeld (Ret.), author and former Vice Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff
"An intense odyssey through love, suffering, and acceptance."
--Dr. Richard Scott, MAID assessor and provider
"Wingman is not merely an account of how a man ends his suffering, but an exploration of family conflict reconciled through a final, transcendent act of love."
--Julie Lang, World Federation of Right to Die Societies
