Last Acts - Discovering Possibility and Opportunity at the End of Life

What would you do if you only had a few days to live?  A few hours?  A few minutes? And what should you do? How can you make the best possible use of whatever time you have left? What is the right answer for each of us? In Last Acts, Dr. David Casarett explores many questions as he considers how we use our time when that time is limited. In the process, he shares the compelling stories of many of the patients he's cared for in 10 years as a hospice and palliative care physician. Last Acts draws on the author's clinical experiences to help patients make the most of the time that they have. It will also help families and loved ones understand why patients sometimes make choices that can seem baffling and perplexing.

What the experts are saying about Last Acts: “Challenging, personal, heart wrenching, philosophical, these are words to describe the patient narratives in David Casarett’s Last Acts…[A] tour de force.” -Dr. Kathy Foley, Director of the Open Society Institute’s Project on Death in America.   “Everyone facing death - and that is all of us - needs to build our understanding through reading such stories. Casarett gives us the benefit of insight gleaned from scores of patients through the weaving of stories that are a delight to read.” -Dr. Joanne Lynn, author of Handbook for Mortals. Purchase price - $30 (includes shipping).  Click here to order!