Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is not a cheerful book. It is a book which needs read by every adult, and yet it still does not provide guidance for those of us who cannot supply the needs and wants for others who wish to depend upon us.

" Whenever serious sickness or injury strikes and your body or mind breaks down, the vital questions are the same: What is your understanding of the situation and its potential outcomes? What are your fears and what are your hopes? What are the trade-offs you are willing to make and not willing to make? And what is the course of action that best serves this understanding?"

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