How We Die - Sherwin B. Nuland

Even more relevant today than when it was first published, How We Die examines contemporary questions surrounding end-of-life care and the way modern medicine approaches the final stage of life. This edition includes a thoughtful and comprehensive afterword exploring the current state of health care and our changing relationship with life as it approaches its end.

The book considers some of the most difficult questions surrounding dying, illness, and medical care, while encouraging readers to think more deeply about what it means to approach the end of life. It also explores how individuals can take a more active role in decisions concerning their own final days and those of the people they love.

Insightful and thought-provoking, How We Die offers a compassionate examination of mortality and the challenges faced by patients, families, and health-care professionals. It invites readers to consider how greater awareness and personal choice can shape the final chapter of life.