What did gawande learn from kathleen

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Question 1. How prepared do you feel to empathize and comfort someone in the end of life stages and to say the right thing when that time comes for a loved one? What did the author of "Beyond Mortal" mean by "medicalized mortality"?

Question 2. As a child, what was your understanding of the aging process? How was mortality discussed in your family? How do your family's lifespan stories compare to those in the book? Should we shield children from the realities of death?

Question 3. Have you ever seen anyone die? What was it like? How did the experience affect your wishes for the end of your own life?

Question 4. What surprising facts did you discover about the physiology of aging? Did Dr. Gawande's descriptions of the body's natural transitions make you more or less determined to try to reverse the aging process? Do you think most people are in denial about their own aging? Do you find yourself drawn to books declaring "age is just a number" and "you can be young forever" mentality? Are these books helpful, or do they do more harm than good?

Question 5. Felix and Bella had an exceptional relationship. Who was Bella's condition hardest on? Why? Do you think you could be as loving and strong as Felix? How important is communication to you? When Bella lost her hearing, Felix hit a very low point. What do you think he would have done had Bella not regained her hearing? The assistants didn't seem to understand how important routines were to Felix and Bella. What do you think they should have done? Do you know couples like Felix and Bella? The last days for Bella were so hard on Felix, but do you think he'd have had it any other way? Was there anything more others could have done for this couple?

Question 6. What did Gawande learn from Kathleen and her grandmother, Alice Hobson? Did you read Alice Hobson's story as an inspiring one, or as a cautionary tale? How did Alice's experience contrast with that of Sitaram Gawande? How would he have been treated in America?

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