Letting Go

A lengthy but thoughtful New Yorker article about the trials of the end-of-life process is worth taking the time to read. Author Atul Gawande paints a picture with the story of a young, first-time mother who discovers inoperable cancer—a picture of the universal and more-real-than-ever struggle of people young and old who must face the blurry options of modern medicine and extended days rather than a quicker, perhaps more peaceful ending.

The article poses an important question for all of us: How can we build a healthcare system that will actually help dying patients achieve what’s most important to them at the end of their lives? Read more here.