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Iyanla Vanzant Opens Up for the First Time About Her Fight to Survive the Medical Emergency That Nearly Killed Her

By Iyanla Vanzant, — 2017

When you have a colostomy bag hanging off the side of your belly, you get real clear about what you take in, knowing that you’re going to see how it comes out. I had to do it at a physical level, but it was also about the emotional, psychological and spiritual level. What are you taking in?

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Atul Gawande on Death | The New Yorker Festival | The New Yorker

Atul Gawande talks about death at the 2010 New Yorker Festival.

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Atul Gawande: How to Talk End-of-Life Care with a Dying Patient

Practicing surgeon Atul Gawande discusses the four important parts of talking with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life care. Rather than pressing patients to make hard decisions, Gawande emphasizes the importance of asking questions about their hopes and fears.

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End | Atul Gawande | Talks at Google

Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should do.

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should.

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Being Mortal (Full Film) | Frontline

How do you talk about death with a dying loved one? Dr. Atul Gawande explores death, dying and why even doctors struggle to discuss being mortal with patients, in this Emmy-nominated documentary. “Aging and dying - you can’t fix those," says Dr. Gawande.

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