Being Mortal

ThenthereisSaraBershtel,myextraordinaryeditor.As
sheworkedonthebook,Sarawasforcedtolivethrough
its most difficultrealities in her ownfamily. It would
havebeenunderstandableforhertochoosetostepaside.
Butherdevotiontothebookremainedunwavering,and
she went through every draft with me meticulously,
working paragraph byparagraph to make sure I’d got
everypartastrueandrightasIcould.Sara’sdedicationis
thereasonthisbooksayswhatIwanteditto say.And
that is why it is dedicated to her.