Let's talk about dying

Name: Let's talk about dying
Uploaded: 2012-03-25T14:00:23Z
Duration: 13 min 2 s
Description: We can't control if we'll die, but we can "occupy death," in the words of Peter Saul, an emergency doctor. He asks us to think about the end of our lives -- and to question the modern model of slow, intubated death in hospital. Two big questions can help you start this tough conversation.

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Peter Saul |

TEDxNewy

• November 2011

We can't control if we'll die, but we can "occupy death," in the words of Peter Saul, an emergency doctor. He asks us to think about the end of our lives -- and to question the modern model of slow, intubated death in hospital. Two big questions can help you start this tough conversation.

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Let's talk about dying

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