Zoe FitzGerald Carter's Books
Mar.01.2011
Zoe Carter’s busy life on the West Coast with her husband and daughters takes an unexpected detour when her glamorous, independent-minded mother, Margaret, decides she wants to “end things.” Tired of living with Parkinson’s disease, Margaret declares she is no longer willing to go where the illness is taking her. Unsure how—or when—she will end her life, she is certain of one...
Mar.02.2010
Zoe Carter’s busy life on the West Coast with her husband and daughters takes an unexpected detour when her glamorous, independent-minded mother, Margaret, decides she wants to “end things.” Tired of living with Parkinson’s disease, Margaret declares she is no longer willing to go where the illness is taking her. Unsure how—or when—she will end her life, she is certain of one thing...
Mar.02.2010
After 20 years of living with a chronic illness, Zoe FitzGerald Carter's mother decided to end her life - and asked her three daughters to help her. For months, the decision dragged on as her mother changed her methods and her "death dates," stirring up difficult family memories, sibling rivalries, and questions about love and loyalty.
As Zoe and her sisters struggled to...
About Zoe
I'm a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and have written for numerous publications including The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue and Salon. Imperfect Endings is my first memoir. The book won first place in the Pacific Northwest Writer'...
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Causes Zoe FitzGerald Carter Supports
National Parkinson Foundation
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Michael J. Fox Parkinson's Foundation
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