A fascinating book that speaks on the lessons you can learn from patients at the end of their lives, as well as how death should be handled.
Rating: 4/5
As you grow older, your focus shifts to here and now, to everyday pleasures and the people closest to you
Give the elderly a reason to live and purpose (animals in the nursing home)
Stop treating aging as a medical condition but think about purpose
Autonomy allows to be the authors of our life
The battle of being mortal is retaining the integrity of your life
When talking about end of life care, ask people what’s important to them
Don’t treat people based on a picture but think about their functionality
When talking to patients at the end of life, say ‘I am worried’
What is most important to you? What tradeoffs can you make?
Never accept limitations that stand in the way
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