Being Mortal: A Review of Atul Gawande’s Book on Illness, Medicine & What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is an eye-opening exploration of modern healthcare and its effects on our mortality. Through stories from his own experiences as a surgeon, as well as interviews with other medical professionals, Gawande examines how modern medicine often fails to address our most pressing needs when facing life’s end. In Being Mortal, he offers poignant insights into the importance of quality care for those nearing death, and the need for meaningful conversations about our wishes and values while we still have time.
