Those of us in medicine don’t help, for we often regard the… - Atul Gawande

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Those of us in medicine don’t help, for we often regard the patient on the downhill as uninteresting unless he or she has a discrete problem we can fix.

Atul Gawande

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End · October 7, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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.

I see it now — this world is swiftly passing. — the warrior Karna, in the Mahabharata

The only way death is not meaningless is to see yourself as part of something greater: a family, a community, a society.

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