Being Mortal: by Atul Gawande | A 15-minute Key Takeaways & Analysis: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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Nov 2014 · Instaread Summaries

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Being Mortal: by Atul Gawande | A 15-minute Key Takeaways & Analysis

 

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Being Mortal, written by Atul Gawande, brings to light an array of concepts involving death, mortality, aging, and terminal illness. Gawande includes extensive research and chronicles the stories of his patients, other doctors’ patients, and his own family members. The resulting book informs readers about many circumstances and scenarios that can help people find the best route through their or their family members’ final days, months, or years…

 

Key Takeaways

 

1.    Nursing homes were not created to assist the elderly with their dependency on others or provide a better option than poorhouses. They were created to clear out hospital beds.

2.    Assisted living arose from the need for an alternative to nursing homes that could give patients more independence and control over their lives.

3.    At the end of their lives, most people want more than to merely survive, which is where medical institutions, nursing homes, and assisted living can fall flat.

4.    People need to ask themselves what would make life worth living when they are ill, old, frail, or dependent on others for daily care.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. 

 

Inside this Instaread of Being Mortal:

• Key Takeaways of the book
• Introduction to the important people in the book
• Analysis of the Key Takeaways

Ratings and reviews

It's unfortunate that someone's notes like this (which, in this case, could be argued to be moderately useful) are allowed to be named in a way that makes it look as if this could be an inexpensive way to get an e-book version of Atul Gawande's "Being Mortal." I wonder how many people accidentally buy "reviews" ("study-guides" "synopses" - whatever you want to think of it as) and really hoped they were getting the actual book and instead got the review. I'm not opposed to these in general, but in many cases (and in this case as well) it seems as if it's just someone's way to make a quick buck (or two and change) on something that's rarely worth it. In this case, the reason I don't think it's worth it is because there is a "key players" page which lists key figures in the book. One of the most important people, Keren Brown Wilson, is not mentioned on that page. Here is an excerpt from Atul Gawande's actual book, "Being Mortal" : "... Keren Brown Wilson, one of the originators of the concept, built her first assisted living home for the aged in Oregon in the 1980s, she was trying to create a place that would eliminate the need for nursing homes altogether..." There is much more in Dr Gawande's book about the work she did and the importance of her work. The fact that this "analysis" appears to have overlooked such a key figure makes me think it's not even worth 50¢. I gave it two stars because giving it one star produces the words "Hated it" next to the rating. Hate is too strong a word. But depending on what you were looking for, it probably only deserved one star. Buy the real e-book & read the whole thing. It's worth it -- all 999¢

so important to read when dealing with frail...end of life...so hugely helpful...

its the holy bible

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