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Ira Byock — Contemplating Mortality

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Importance of Accepting Death

"It's important to acknowledge that dying isn't medical, it's personal," she says. "While medicine has a lot to offer, none of us should be sort of seduced into thinking that this is a medical experience." She asks: How can parents make sure their terminally ill child is pampered during the last parts of her life?

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