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Ira Byock — Contemplating Mortality

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Dr. Ira Biack is a leading figure in palliative care and hospice in the U.S. He says we lose sight of the remarkable value of the time of life we call dying if we forget that it is always a personal and human event. We shouldn't assume that it's only about suffering and its avoidance or its suppression, he says.

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