With insightful meditations on life, death, and the space between them, With the End in Mind describes the possibility of meeting death gently, with forethought and preparation, and shows the unexpected beauty, dignity, and profound humanity of life coming to an end. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. Once a familiar, peaceful, and gentle - if sorrowful - transition, death has come to be something from which we shield our eyes, as we prefer to fight desperately against it rather than accept its inevitability. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. And for the most part, that is good news. Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. You can read this before With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.įor readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor’s breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying. Here is a quick description and cover image of book With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial written by Kathryn Mannix which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix

With the End in Mind by Kathryn Mannix