Kathryn Mannix

For readers of Atul Gawande and Paul Kalanithi, a palliative care doctor's breathtaking stories from 30 years spent caring for the dying. Modern medical technology is allowing us to live longer and fuller lives than ever before. And for the most part, that is good news. But with changes in the way we understand medicine come changes in the way we understand death. Once a familiar, peaceful, and gentle -- if sorrowful -- transition, death has come to be something from which we shield our eyes, as we prefer to fight desperately against it rather than accept its inevitability. Dr. Kathryn Mannix has studied and practiced palliative care for thirty years. In With the End in Mind, she shares beautifully crafted stories from a lifetime of caring for the dying, and makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation, but with openness, clarity, and understanding. Weaving the details of her own experiences as a caregiver through stories of her patients, their families, and their distinctive lives, Dr. Mannix reacquaints us with the universal, but deeply personal, process of dying. With insightful meditations on life, death, and the space between them, With the End in Mind describes the possibility of meeting death gently, with forethought and preparation, and shows the unexpected beauty, dignity, and profound humanity of life coming to an end.

Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

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In this unprecedented book, palliative medicine pioneer Dr Kathryn Mannix explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death ‘Impossible to read with dry eyes or an unaltered mindset’ Sunday Times A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE

With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

In this unprecedented book, palliative medicine pioneer Dr Kathryn Mannix explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death. A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, her book answers the most intimate questions about the process of dying with touching honesty and humanity. She makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation but with openness, clarity and understanding.With the End in Mind is a book for us all: the grieving and bereaved, ill and healthy. Open these pages and you will find stories about people who are like you, and like people you know and love. You will meet Holly, who danced her last day away; Eric, the retired head teacher who, even with Motor Neurone Disease, gets things done; loving, tender-hearted Nelly and Joe, each living a lonely lie to save their beloved from distress; and Sylvie, 19, dying of leukaemia, sewing a cushion for her mum to hug by the fire after she has died. These are just four of the book's thirty-odd stories of normal humans, dying normal human deaths. They show how the dying embrace living not because they are unusual or brave, but because that's what humans do. By turns touching, tragic, at times funny and always wise, they offer us illumination, models for action, and hope. Read this book and you'll be better prepared for life as well as death.

Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

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'Powerful, humane and wise' JULIA SAMUEL 'Everyone should read it' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Beautiful ... This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it' PHILIPPA PERRY Most of us have a conversation we're avoiding.

From the bestselling author of With the End in Mind, a book about the hardest conversations we have in life and how to do them right - honestly and without regret. Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent most of her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses. This book comes from conversations with many thousands of dying people and their loved ones. In beautiful and profoundly moving case studies - some about loss but others covering the many varied difficult moments in life - Mannix shows why it is so hard to say what we mean, to open up channels of honesty and tenderness, and to listen. This book is a moving study in empathy with practical, deeply felt insights. It can prepare us for the inevitable - death and loss and change - and it can show us how to be there for others.

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«No hay muchos libros que nos hagan cambiar nuestra forma de ver el mundo. Este podría hacerlo». Sunday Times «Una lectura esencial para cualquiera que vaya a enfrentarse a la muerte, y eso significa que para todos nosotros». The Times «El objetivo de la doctora Mannix es arrojar luz sobre un tema que con demasiada frecuencia se evita, y lo hace en un libro tierno y conciliador». The Observer Cuando el final se acerca explora el gran tabú de nuestra sociedad y la única certeza que todos compartimos: la muerte. Kathryn Mannix, doctora pionera y especialista en cuidados paliativos, nos ofrece respuestas a las preguntas más íntimas en torno al proceso de la muerte, y lo hace con una delicadeza y sinceridad que conmueven. A través de una serie de relatos tomados de su experiencia clínica, en las cuatro décadas que lleva ejerciendo como médico, la autora expone que enfrentarse a la muerte de manera clara y abierta, con serenidad y conocimiento, encierra un gran poder terapéutico. Las historias que incluye esta obra nos muestran cómo los que van a morir se aferran a los que se quedan; no porque estos sean más valientes, o personas fuera de lo común, sino porque eso es lo que hacemos los seres humanos. Estos testimonios nos guían para saber cómo actuar en los momentos más difíciles. Algunos son conmovedores, otros son trágicos, a veces son incluso divertidos, y siempre entrañan sabiduría. Este es un libro necesario para todos: para los que estamos afligidos o pasando por un duelo, para los enfermos y también para los que estamos sanos. Al leerlo, estaremos todos mejor preparados para la vida, y también para la muerte.

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‘Powerful, humane and wise’ JULIA SAMUEL ‘Everyone should read it’ NIGELLA LAWSON ‘Beautiful ... This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it’ PHILIPPA PERRY Most of us have a conversation we’re avoiding.

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