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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Old age and illness bring a loss of independence, leading to dependence on family, medicine, and social programs.
Chapter 3: More and more, aging and death occur in hospitals and medical institutions.
Chapter 4: Even when we are old and ill, we still hope to keep some control over our lives.
Chapter 5: Doctors and medical institutions often fail to meet the needs of the elderly and dying, frequently stripping them of their independence.
Chapter 6: We often choose the treatments that prolong our lives most, even when they make the remainder of life quite miserable.
Chapter 7: Society must handle aging and death so we retain both our independence and our sense of meaning.
Chapter 8: Doctors need to give better guidance to people facing death.
Chapter 9: Families need to learn to talk about age, illness, and death in realistic terms — before it’s too late.
Description
Being Mortal (2014) helps the reader navigate and understand one of life’s most sobering inevitabilities: death. In this book, you will learn about the successes and failures of modern society’s approach to death and dying. You’ll also learn how to confront death and, by doing so, how to make the most out of life.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who has wondered how to improve the lives of the elderly and terminally ill
- Anyone with elderly or terminally ill loved ones
- Anyone who wants to improve their life by improving their death