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It is ironic that the we use the word humane to describe the kindness and mercy we show to non-human species, but not our own. From #AtulGawande s book, as quoted in the review: The waning days of our lives are given over to treatments that addle our brains and sap our bodies for a sliver’s chance of benefit. They are spent in institutions—nursing homes and intensive care units—where regimented, anonymous routines cut us off from all the things that matter to us in life. Our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying has increased the harm we inflict on people and denied them the basic comforts they most need.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:00:23 +0000

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