Being Mortal: Medicine & What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
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The book addresses end-of-life care, hospice care, and also contains Gawande's reflections and personal stories. He suggests that medical care should focus on well-being rather than survival. Won multiple awards, featured in PBS Frontline series.
32 copies in library system including read on CD & large print.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhI3Jb7vMg PBS Frontline 54 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mviU9OeufA0 63 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDdtAiTrwt4 54 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU4D1ivksDs 4 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkgtqJ24RSI 14 min