Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

45 reviews

rigbylove's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Such a beautiful book that has already opened a conversation with my aging mother (who is reading it). A must-read for everyone, especially healthcare workers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

giannacolo's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelm_'s review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

mothstrand's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement

mars_h's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

thewileyseven's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

Extraordinary and essential. Spiritually, a beginning to the conversations of how acceptance and commitment theory can be applied to end-of-life care. I am positive I will be referring to this book regularly throughout the rest of my life. 

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Content Warnings

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

ca517's review

emotional informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

isabellew6's review

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Dementia and Grief

Minor: Suicide

ulviyyask's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

laheath's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Because I encounter this on a daily basis in my work, my professional opinions definitely influence my personal opinions. I see patients and families unprepared and struggling with end of life decisions, afraid they're going to make the wrong decisions, unsure what they're loved ones would have wanted because they never had those difficult conversations, or in complete denial and somehow convinced that their loved one can live forever with enough medical intervention which ultimately only causes more suffering.

This is a must-read for anyone facing a terminal diagnosis or planning for elder care. The author does not give specific instructions for any of this but stresses the importance of determining an individual's goals across the continuum of care. This helps to ensure personalized care and to prepare family members for what may be to come, allowing them time to accept the patient's wishes. Giving the patient some control and dignity during this final stage of life often goes hand in hand with their quality of life. The author uses examples from his own family and patients, as well as research articles, to demonstrate the profound effects of patient-centered care, including long-term care, assisted living, oncology, hospice and palliative care. 

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Content Warnings

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