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“This is normal. Although the processes can be slowed—diet and physical activity can make a difference—they cannot be stopped.”
― Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

“In other words, people who had substantive discussions with their doctor about their end-of-life preferences were far more likely to die at peace and in control of their situation and to spare their family anguish. A”
― Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

“In the United States, 25 percent of all Medicare spending is for the 5 percent of patients who are in their final year of life, and most of that money goes for care in their last couple of months that is of little apparent benefit.”
― Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

“People with serious illness have priorities besides simply prolonging their lives. Surveys find that their top concerns include avoiding suffering, strengthening relationships with family and friends, being mentally aware, not being a burden on others, and achieving a sense that their life is complete.”
― Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End