@Atul_Gawande what does that mean for #Alzheimer's & other dementias or acquired brain injury. voluntary euthanasia, suicide?
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@clairebrooks My wife totally disagrees w me on#WhatMattersMost. "If I look happy, keep me going. It doesn't matter if my memory is gone." -
@Atul_Gawande@clairebrooks Important question, and tricky to navigate. Personality and priorities may change as brain does. -
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@bassoosie@Atul_Gawande indeed one of the issues with committing to plans ahead of time .... Bit like birth plans that can go awry
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@Atul_Gawande that is very similar to my advance directive: that I can recognize and communicate in some form with loved ones.#beingmortalThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande Yes (contra Zeke Emmanuel)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande Not sure understand dichotomy: Mind-body intertwined. Much of cognitive decline vascular and RF for latter related to MH..etcThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@frontlinepbs Absolutely to connect w/ & not abandon the dying. I prefer to make the trip to see them while alive vs funeralThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande for me#WhatMattersMost is being with my family still being able to contribute/be part of other people's lives however smallThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@cumartesiannesi my mother has a clean mind and a body incapable to breath spontaneously...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande@frontlinepbs Excellent report, so sorry about your dad, Life is hard. Death is harder. U R a great writer. Love to U.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande#WhatMattersMost is we are now brave enough to talk about what matters most.thank you for being the bravest &#BeingMortalThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande THANK YOU for this most important discussion! For myself, it has opened the conversation among all of my family members.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande in my experience, that is what most people want. Thanks for your continued excellent work.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande very insightful frontline episode. We are right in there with the families and their Docs. Who knew? Thanks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@atul_gawande Fabulous! Thank you for starting this conversation with such grace and style!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande thanks for sharing these stories. really incredible.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Atul_Gawande unfortunately though, for many people, what matters most is having a pulse for as long as possible, quality of life be damnedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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