In 1987, as a young lawyer, Colby took as his first case what appeared to be a simple probate issue - guardianship rights of the parents of a young woman who was in a persistent vegetative state after being severely injured in a car accident. Because the Cruzans wanted to remove their daughters feeding tube, the case generated a firestorm of publicity and protests from right-to-lifers. Drawing on the taped recollections of Cruzans father and his own records, Colby chronicles the stark human drama of a family forced to live its most intimate moments in the courts and the media. He tracks the case from its beginning in probate court in a small town in Missouri to the U.S. Supreme Court. After three years of litigation and seven years spent in a vegetative state, Cruzan was finally permitted to die. This is a truly riveting look at the case that sharpened public debate about the medical and legal issues surrounding brain death and the right to die with dignity. Vanessa Bush, From Booklist, Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved. A righteous,... riveting, and often moving legal tale. Bill Colby takes you on a wiiiiild journey. James Ellroy, author of the New York Times bestseller L.A. Confidential. Hardcover: 432 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.29 x 9.36 x 6.32 Publisher: Hay House; (October 1, 2002) ISBN: 1401900119 By William H. Colby Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan

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