Kathy's late husband, Dr. Lee Lipsenthal, wrote a book about dying called Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day As Though it Were Your Last, published last month by Random House ($22.)


My husband Lee Lipsenthal didn't believe in coincidences. Instead, he believed in synchronicity...

When my husband was diagnosed in July 2009 with esophageal cancer -- a disease with a 25% survival rate beyond 18 months -- my initial instinct was to talk about inner strength. "You're going to beat this," I told him. "You're strong. You're healthy. You're young." I think I was...