Doctors today can call on previously unimaginable technologies to help keep our bodies alive. But this unprecedented shift in end-of-life care has created a major crisis. In the widening grey zone between life and death, families feel pressured to make tough decisions about their loved ones. Dr. Blair Bigham seeks to help readers understand the options facing them at the end of their lives. Through conversations with end-of-life professionals, Bigham exposes the tensions inherent in this new era of dying and answers the tough questions facing us all.
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