Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Politics

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Author: Eleanor Clift

ISBN-10: 0465012809

ISBN-13: 9780465012800

Category: Patient Narratives

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One of the most important turning points in our recent political history, described by a master reporter in an intensely personal narrative The Washington Post - Carolyn See …[a] fascinating book: a cool, calm look at hospice care as an alternative to the crazy-expensive, often terribly painful, doesn't-work-all-that-well strutting that passes for medical care in this country.

Preface     ixThursday, March 17, 2005: Who Decides?     1Friday, March 18, 2005: Pulling the Plug     17Saturday, March 19, 2005: A National Obsession     34Sunday, March 20, 2005: Palm Sunday Compromise     50Monday, March 21, 2005: The Hard, Honest Road     69Tuesday, March 22, 2005: Two, Three Days at a Time?     87Wednesday, March 23, 2005: Politics vs. Morality     103Thursday, March 24, 2005: Arc of Human Existence     118Friday, March 25, 2005: Hey, Good-Looking     134Saturday, March 26, 2005: Living Corpse     150Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005: Science vs. Religion     165Monday, March 28, 2005: Comfort Kit     181Tuesday, March 29, 2005: Being There     199Wednesday, March 30, 2005: Saying Good-bye     216Thursday, March 31, 2005: Learning from Terri     231Epilogue     251Acknowledgments     271Appendix     275References     309Index     317