I am a medical doctor and ethicist who has witnessed far too many patients die poorly. I want this to change. Some years ago I stumbled across a medieval manuscript that provided a clue to how we might die better. In the wake of the 14th century Bubonic Plague, a text was published offering advice to help the living prepare for a good death. The ars moriendi—Art of Dying—made clear that to die well, one first had to live well, and it described what practices best help us prepare. The book's holistic approach was a revelation and has shaped my work. I built off early versions of the ars moriendi to write a reimagined Art of Dying for my patients, a book called THE LOST ART OF DYING: REVIVING FORGOTTEN WISDOM. I offer a hopeful perspective on death and dying as I show how to adapt the wisdom from the past to our lives today.