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At Death's Door: End of Life Tales from the Bedside tells the powerful story of Sebastian Sepulveda's encounters in working with patients by the end of these lives. In some instances, death arrived quickly, following the patient was initially diagnosed with a terminal condition and entered the hospital. In other instances, patients had a long, progressive illness that got progressively more worse above the a few months or years until these were in their final days. In some instances, patients could actually fight off death for quite some time. Hard decisions tend to be made - whether to resuscitate or not, whether to choose hospice or not, who makes the decisions whenever a patient cannot, and whose decision to follow when several family get excited about decision making. Written from the point of view of a physician from years of experience, this personal method of the finish of life explores the countless possibilities to patients and their own families and shows how real folks have come to people decisions, and how they play out. With information and awareness, Sepulveda offers family members an important windowpane into how life can end with compassion, care and attention, control, and dignity.At Death's Door features over 50 testimonies drawn from Sepulveda's experience as a doctor coping with these patients and family members. As states question the legality of aided suicide and other end-of-life protection under the law, real people make real decisions every day regarding end of life. Their testimonies come to life here, and listeners with similar concerns will see comfort, comfort, and company as they face these decisions themselves.
