Status Updates From Being Mortal: Atul Gawande

“Our most cruel failure in how we treat the sick and the aged is the failure to recognize that they have priorities beyond merely being safe and living longer; the chance to shape one’s story is essential to sustaining meaningful life…”

Top concerns of people with serious illness: avoid suffering, strengthen relationships with friends and family, be mentally aware, not being a burden to others, achieve a sense that their life is complete.