Ira Byock Contemplating Mortality
b'What if we understand death as a developmental stage \\u2014 like adolescence or mid-life? Dr. Ira Byock is a leading figure in palliative care and hospice in the United States. He says we lose sight of \\u201cthe remarkable value\\u201d of the time of life we call dying if we forget that it\\u2019s always a personal and human event, and not just a medical one. From his place on this medical frontier, he shares how we can understand dying as a time of learning, repair, and completion of our lives.'