Doctor, you say there are no haloes around the streetlights in Paris and what I see is an aberration caused by old age, an affliction. I tell you it has taken me all my life to arrive at the vision of gas lamps as angels, to soften and blur and finally banish the edges you … Continue reading
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Being Mortal
When I mention BEING MORTAL, the important Atul Gawande’s book, my interlocutors point to their shelf, their desk, their couch. The book is there. They already read it or they plan to read it. My copy came from my brother-in-law. A book rep, he got it for free. He encouraged me to pass it around. … Continue reading
