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33 Meditations on Death

Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine

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33 Meditations on Death

By: David Jarrett
Narrated by: Simon Bubb
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What is a good death? How would you choose to live your last few months? How do we best care for the rising tide of very elderly?

This unusual and important audiobook is a series of reflections on death in all its forms: the science of it, the medicine, the tragedy and the comedy. Dr David Jarrett draws on family stories and case histories from his 30 years of treating the old, demented and frail to try to find his own understanding of the end. And he writes about all the conversations that we, our parents, our children, the medical community, our government and society as a whole should be having.

Profound, provocative, strangely funny and astonishingly compelling, it is an impassioned plea that we start talking frankly and openly about death. And it is a call to arms for us to make radical changes to our perspective on ‘the seventh age of man’.

©2020 David Jarrett (P)2020 Penguin Audio Death & Dying Grief & Loss Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Sociology Funny Medicine Health Mental Health

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Tricky subject, death. The approach was robust but not brutal. Really helped me think about death without being fearful of the inevitable. When my time comes I will be prepared!

Thought provoking

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Such an interesting and fascinating book. I enjoyed it from start to finish. I would highly recommend it. Narration was brilliant also.

Very good listen!!

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This is a memoir combined with wisdom from a long career as a geriatrician. It’s essential listening for everybody!

Hugely important book

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this is a hugely important book that brings home the fact that death is a vital part of the process of life, much hidden in our culture and society. The author doesn't hide the grim reality of the process of dying but does this in an often witty and always matter of fact way. I loved it and will be making plans immediately to spare my loved ones and me as much stress and distress as possible when my time comes. I agree with the previous reviewer about the description of his overseas work and that (essential and necessary) abortion... the description was a little gratituitous, I thought, and a warning would have been great. Well worth a read.

Insightful, helpful & occasionally grim.

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This book really forces you to think about the ageing of not only your own parents, and loved ones, but also what kind of life and death you wish to have. This is managed in an often funny, morbid, but always honest view of Dr David Jarrett's work over the years.

I would like to highlight that I feel there should be some for of warning, or at least a little heads up, for the section where they are working overseas as part of their training. In this section there is a VERY details description of a traumatic abortion which I felt went into detail that was not needed. Although that is literally the only bit of the book that I did not enjoy.

Insightful, and thought-provoking

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Sensitively written whilst exploring one of the central themes of our time. Exceptional and compelling read.

A must read for all

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Wow! Thought provoking, insightful and witty, with a good dash of humour to aid the delivery of what is, essentially, a difficult topic for many of us to delve in to.
David Jarrett writes beautifully and Simon Bubb is the perfect narrator. A*

An indispensable read !

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