Meet the Death Doulas

Titles related to planning for and accepting death.
 

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1. Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end

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Author:
Gawande, Atul
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Description:
Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill.

2. When breath becomes air

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Author:
Kalanithi, Paul
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times
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