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Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler
A journalist's account of her father's prolonged dying with a pacemaker and her mother's chosen path, with history of how medicine got here. Searching and important.
Read it if…
you are making medical decisions for aging parents.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read.
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Three things you will actually use
- Technology can prolong dying.
- Ask about the whole trajectory.
- A good death takes planning.
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Read the chapters on the pacemaker.
Our verdict
Butler's family.
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