{"product_id":"2940170636778","title":"At the End of Life: True Stories About How We Die (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat should medicine do when it can't save your life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe modern healthcare system has become proficient at staving off death with aggressive interventions. And yet, eventually everyone dies amp;mdash; and although most Americans say they would prefer to die peacefully at home, more than half of all deaths take place in hospitals or health care facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the End of Life\u003c\/i\u003e amp;mdash; the latest collaborative book project between the Creative Nonfiction Foundation and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation amp;mdash; tackles this conundrum head on. Featuring 22 compelling personal-medical narratives, the collection explores death, dying, and palliative care, and highlights current features, flaws, and advances in the healthcare system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, a poet and former hospice worker reflects on death's mysteries; a son wanders the halls of his mother's nursing home, lost in the small absurdities of the place; a grief counselor struggles with losing his own grandfather; a medical intern traces the origins and meaning of time; a mother anguishes over her decision to turn off her daughter's life support and allow her organs to be harvested; and a nurse remembers many of her former patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese original, compelling personal narratives reveal the inner workings of hospitals, homes, and hospices where patients, their doctors, and their loved ones all battle to hang on amp;mdash; and to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105072464112,"sku":"2940170636778","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170636778_p0.jpg?v=1763714604","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170636778","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}