For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present
possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty -
every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push
the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become
increasingly detached from the reality of being mortal. So here is
a book about the modern experience of mortality - about what it's
like to get old and die, how medicine has changed this and how it
hasn't, where our ideas about death have gone wrong.
With his
trademark mix of perceptiveness and sensitivity, Atul Gawande
outlines a story that crosses the globe, as he examines his
experiences as a surgeon and those of his patients and family, and
learns to accept the limits of what he can do. Never before has
aging been such an important topic. The systems that we have put in
place to manage our mortality are manifestly failing; but, as
Gawande reveals, it doesn't have to be this way.
The ultimate goal,
after all, is not a good death, but a good life - all the way to
the very end.
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