Last Rights
Author | : Stephen P. Kiernan |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2006-11-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312342241 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312342241 |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Last Rights by : Stephen P. Kiernan
Download or read book Last Rights written by Stephen P. Kiernan and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-11-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a groundbreaking investigation, Kiernan reveals the disconnect between how patients want to live the end of life--pain free, functioning mentally and physically, surrounded by family and friends--and how the medical system continues to treat the dying with extreme interventions and little regard for their wishes.