Dignity Therapy is a new approach to helping those who are suffering from life threatening or life-limiting conditions. Not only does a loss of hope and identity interfere with normal “cure” therapy it also makes a person susceptible to the seductions of euthanasia. St. Alphonsus Liguori reminds us that we will not be saved unless we persevere until the end. Dignity Therapy can be thought of as a bit of self-defense training at a vulnerable stage in life.