Reviews tagging 'Death'

This Is Assisted Dying: A Doctor's Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life by Stefanie Green

9 reviews

brad_mckay's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Very informative book, interesting stories of the people who chose MAID to end their lives.  Something everyone should read to get a bit more information on the process and why people decide to use it.
The author read the book, and it was well done (audiobook version).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

thisisrealthisisme's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Death of parent

cassreading's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I am Canadian, and, while I knew MAID existed here, I didn't know much about the particulars. If you're like me, this would be a great place to begin learning more. This book was well structured logically and engaging. It did an excellent job at being both an informational resource and an emotional exploration.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

joanacanada's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Livro muito interessante sobre a morte medicamente assistida, contado através da perspetiva de uma médica Canadiana que fez uma mudança de carreira com a mudança na lei. Interessante ver as dificuldades que por vezes surgem de navegar ao mesmo tempo os diagnósticos médicos e a interpretação da lei, e bonito de "presenciar" a forma como cada pessoa e respetivos familiares e amigos planeam e aproveitam o antes e o momento da morte quando esta está determinada (dia e condições), e o quão ter esta opção de escolha pode empoderar e dar esperança aos pacientes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

erinquan's review

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

daniellekat's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Really interesting and well informed book. As a Canadian it was amazing to read the history of MAiD in the country, the international comparisons, and the evolution of the policies. This book was more memoir than I expected, but was good to read how this work impacted the author and changed the path of her career. 
The writing was direct but repetitive and I  felt like there were some interesting themes and topics that Dr. Green didn’t really address. Overall, an enjoyable read that wasn’t too bogged down with medical jargon and worth picking up especially if you’re Canadian. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness

leahsinn's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

fanchera's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Dementia, and Grief

maddireads13's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent