But what he is working toward in his difficult exploration is unquestionably beautiful: how to distill what matters most to each of us in life in order to navigate our way toward the edge of it in a meaningful and satisfying way. Unlike the rest of the planet, my mom’s mind isn’t blown. “This is what I’ve been saying all along,” she says. “You just haven’t been ready to listen.” One of the things Dr. Gawande probes in his book is how to figure out what makes a person’s life worth living in order to make the most sensible choices as the end of life approaches. One man in the book says he is
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