Friday, April 10, 2015

Colette recommends "BEING MORTAL: Medicine & What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande

BEING MORTAL is a very thoughtful examination of aging and our mortality,  It emphasizes the importance of conversations:  “If your time becomes short, what is most important to you?  What is your definition of a happy purposeful life?”  People really care about what we consider a good life as we age and shift from independence to dependence- we don’t look forward to it so we don’t plan for it.  People have priorities besides just surviving and staying safe; everyone deserves to live a meaningful life, even those with disease or the frailty of aging. BEING MORTAL is sure to encourage important and needed discussions.

Recommended for adults.  Available in audiobook, e-book and print.

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