Being Mortal

Epilogue Being mortal is about the struggle to cope with the constraintsofourbiology,withthelimitsset bygenes andcellsandfleshan ...

Iftobehumanistobelimited,thentheroleofcaring professions and institutions—from surgeons to nursing homes—oughttobeaidingpeoplein ...

ancientcityoftemplesonthebanksoftheGanges,which datesbacktothetwelfthcenturyBC.Wakingbeforethe sunrose,wewalkedoutontotheghats,t ...

urn’sdustycontentsovermyrightshoulderintotheriver, followedbytheurnitselfanditscap.“Don’tlook,”he admonished me in English, and ...

oftenreadilyapparent.Butitisclearthattherearetimes whenthecostofpushingexceedsitsvalue.Helpingmy father through thestruggleto de ...

Notes on Sources INTRODUCTION 1 Tolstoy’s classic novella: Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich,1886 (Signet Classic, 1994). 3 ...

1978).AlsoC.HaberandB.Gratton,OldAgeandthe SearchforSecurity:AnAmericanSocialHistory(Indiana University Press, 1994). 17 the poe ...

21 Life expectancy: E. Arias,“United StatesLife Tables,”National Vital Statistics Reports62 (2014): 51. 21 Familysizesfell:L.E.J ...

2387–92.Thegraphsinthischapterareadaptedfromthe article. 26 Bythemiddleofthetwentiethcentury:National CenterforHealthStatistics, ...

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Sciences 10 (2006): 132; R. S. N. Liu et al., “A Longitudinal Study of Brain Morphometrics Using Quantitative Magentic Resonance ...

Genes,”NewYorkTimes,Aug.31,2006;K.Christensen and A.M.Herskind,“GeneticFactors Associatedwith IndividualLifeDuration:Heritabilit ...

EconomicConditionsandEmergingRisksinBanking:A Reportto theFDICBoardof Directors,May 9,2006, http://www.fdic.gov/deposit/insuranc ...

53 inLosAngeles,GeorgeWeller:J.Spano,“Jury Told Weller Must Pay for Killing 10,” Los Angeles Times,Oct.6,2006,http://articles.la ...

watch?v=WGwa3N43GB4, and Headgear’s 2007 indie rock single, “Harry Truman,” http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=JvcZnKkM_DE. 69 Inth ...

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129 Researchhasfoundthatinunitswithfewerthan twenty people: M. P. Calkins, “Powell Lawton’s Contributionsto Long-Term CareSettin ...

153 Spending on a disease like cancer: A. B. Mariotto,K.R.Yabroff,Y.Shaoetal.,“Projectionsof the Cost of Cancer Care in the Unit ...

156 swift catastrophic illness is the exception: M. Heron, “Deaths: Leading Causes for 2009,” National Vital Statistics Reports ...