Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

14 reviews

nyom7's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a must read for frankly everyone.  They say the two things you can guarantee in life are death and taxes.  Well this book deals with the mortality of man in a hopeful, profound, and easy to access way.  Having these conversations with your loved ones is imperative.  The humanity and compassion contained within these pages, shaped by the experiences of the author pours out.  READ.  THIS.  BOOK.  Tell your friends, your mum, your brother, the person you're sitting next to on the bus to READ.  THIS.  BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Death, Dementia, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Cancer

brenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Dementia

electrickid's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This changed my brain chemistry, inspiring both my life and clinical practice. A really interesting, thought provoking, and delicately powerful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Dementia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical trauma

rigbylove's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Such a beautiful book that has already opened a conversation with my aging mother (who is reading it). A must-read for everyone, especially healthcare workers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Dementia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

isabellew6's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief and Dementia

Minor: Suicide

brooklynchaise's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Very informative and perspective changing. It challenged me to think about mortality and the things that make life worth living, especially at the end. I will definitely recommend this book to others and reflect on its contents as I and my family grow older 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Drug use, and Vomit

vivj's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Dementia, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Medical content

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Warning: do not listen to this audiobook while driving you will tear up 

I found this to be a seamless blend of Dr. Gawande’s personal and professional experiences with end of life care for the elderly and terminally ill. The kindness and compassion shown is moving and makes you really think about how you would want to spend the last months of your life and what really matters to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Terminal illness

archer3's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Incredibly insightful and well-written. A thought-provoking work that everyone should read at least once. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Grief, Vomit, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Death, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief