[shazad]

Atul Gawande, who's written extensively on end of life issues, had an excellent one hour Frontline special that covered the same topic. I highly recommend watching it if you're interested at all in how terminal illness and dying are handled in the United States today: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/being-mortal/

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His book on the same topic is absolutely enlightening and surprisingly enjoyable to read, despite the sobering topics.

Being Mortal.

http://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Medicine-What-Matters/dp/...