Frontline Program to Feature Atul Gawande's "Being Mortal"

On Tuesday night, February 10, PBS will broadcast aFrontline program featuring Atul Gawande and his new book, Being Mortal. As I wrote in an earlier blog soon after this book was published, Dr. Gawande grapples with the difficulties his profession has in talking honestly with patients about their treatment options as they cope with life limiting illnesses. He also reflects upon the history of nursing homes, and how they are not designed with the needs of the patients in mind.

I have heard Dr. Gawande speak about the writing of Being Mortal, and those who watch are likely to come away with a deeper appreciation of his research and his thinking on this subject. Although people shy away from the topics of death and dying, the way that Dr. Gawande thinks about this subject is to focus on how to live as well as possible.

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