I've just finished this, and found it so very moving. It takes a lot to bring a lump to my throat these days, but the last few pages have brought me to tears in a way that few books have done in recent years. The fact that Kate passed away so very recently, too, makes her story even more poignant, if that's possible. My heart goes out to her family 
- they must be numb with grief at this moment as they start to come to terms with her loss, for which she had so meticulously prepared and carefully anticipated.
Kate's book is very powerful; her writing is sharp, succinct and memorable. Her bravery and deep love for others, especially her family and little boys, comes across so strongly. I really appreciated her complete honesty about everything too: she is blunt, often witty, realistic and yet also highly idealistic. She has something particularly special to say. It is so admirable that she did not allow herself to become weighed down by all the pain and sorrow she must have felt at her terminal diagnosis, but made the huge effort to leave this written legacy - (above all it's for her beloved boys, but also to help others she would never know, in some way illuminating the dark path she'd never have chosen but found herself upon). I love the way that, as a very widely-read intelligent individual, she has included so many of the writings and ideas that have meant the most to her, too. It is her very personal testament, but in a way I think it could almost become an example of how to die well. This is a book worth keeping: it is full of treasures. Thank you, Kate: I would love to have known you; through your writing, I feel I do.