Atul Gawande New Yorker Article “Letting Go”
July 27, 2010
I want to draw people’s attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled, “Letting…
Notes from the Field: Getting Older in the Developing World
July 26, 2010
I arrived in Chiapas, Mexico, one of the most southern states in Mexico three days ago. Known as one of…
“Do not punctuate the end of your life with a senseless act of brutality!”
January 22, 2010
Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter…
Palliative or terminal sedation
January 3, 2010
There is much to say – both good and not-so – about last Sunday’s (December 27) NY Times front page…
Cheating Death: A Book Lost in Definitions
December 18, 2009
“Death is not a single event, but a process that may be interrupted, even reversed. And here’s the exciting part…