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Published on: 2013-09-10
Released on: 2013-09-10
Original language: English

In this visionary memoir, based on a groundbreaking New York Times Magazine story, award-winning journalist Katy Butler ponders her parents’ desires for “Good Deaths” and the forces within medicine that stood in the way.Katy Butler was living thousands of miles from her vigorous and self-reliant parents when the call came: a crippling stroke had left her proud seventy-nine-year-old father unable to fasten a belt or complete a sentence. Tragedy at first drew the family closer: her mother devoted herself to caregiving, and Butler joined the twenty-four million Americans helping shepherd parents through their final declines. Then doctors outfitted her father with a pacemaker, keeping his heart going but doing nothing to prevent his six-year slide into dementia, near-blindness, and misery. When he told his exhausted wife, “I’m living too long,” mother and daughter were forced to confront a series of wrenching moral questions. When does death stop being a curse and become a blessing Where is the line between saving a life and prolonging a dying When do you say to a doctor, “Let my loved one go” When doctors refused to disable the pacemaker, condemning her father to a prolonged and agonizing death, Butler set out to understand why. Her quest had barely begun when her mother took another path. Faced with her own grave illness, she rebelled against her doctors, refused open-heart surgery, and met death head-on. With a reporter’s skill and a daughter’s love, Butler explores what happens when our terror of death collides with the technological imperatives of medicine. Her provocative thesis is that modern medicine, in its pursuit of maximum longevity, often creates more suffering than it prevents. This revolutionary blend of memoir and investigative reporting lays bare the tangled web of technology, medicine, and commerce that dying has become. And it chronicles the rise of Slow Medicine, a new movement trying to reclaim the “Good Deaths” our ancestors prized. Knocking on Heaven’s Door is a map through the labyrinth of a broken medical system. It will inspire the difficult conversations we need to have with loved ones as it illuminates the path to a better way of death. Near-Death Experiences of the Hollywood Rich and Famous The near-death experiences of the rich and famous are particularly interesting. They're rolling in the money and they're known all over the world. Door - Idioms by The Free Dictionary See: (someone's) door is always open A golden key can open any door a revolving door answer the door at death's door at death's doorstep at door at one's door back ... Near-Death Experiences That Predict The End Of The World ... What are we to think about near-death experiences that predict the end of the world? Are these dramatic apocalyptic predictions reliable? Where do they come from? The Best Way to Become a Better Writer - The Write Practice How do you become a better writer? Most choose one of two paths: studying in school or writing whatever they want. This leaves out one important step Texarkana Gazette Texarkana Breaking News The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. Signs from Heaven Top 10 Signs from Deceased Loved Ones ... Signs from spirit bring the comfort of knowing we are not alone and that the soul lives on Your loved ones in Heaven know you and so the signs that they are with ... Jesus -is-Lord.com: Jesus Christ is the ONLY Way to God Jesus -is-Lord.com Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to God "I am the way the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." -- Jesus Christ John 14:6 What does the Bible say about: Heaven & the Kingdom of God What Does the Bible Say About . . . . HEAVEN & THE KINGDOM OF GOD. INTRODUCTION. Heaven!!! What a wonderful word. When the word "heaven" is spoken or read many ... Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin Songfacts Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin song meaning lyric interpretation video and chart position Openhand: 5 Gateways Documentary Heaven The world is undergoing a very turbulent evolutionary process. As the very fabric of our society crumbles a new paradigm is unfolding all around us founded on ...
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