01214nam a2200277Ia 4500 TVU_12468 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0195339452 9780195339451 eng 179.7 L111 Schneiderman, Lawrence J. Embracing our mortality hard choices in an age of medical miracles Lawrence J. Schneiderman Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 2008 x, 219 p. 19 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Putting in writing what you want (and don't want) -- What may happen if you don't make it "clear and convincing" -- Facts and statistics -- Empathy and the imagination -- Ancient myth and modern medicine: what can we learn from the past? -- Hoping for a miracle -- What could be wrong with hope? -- Medical futility -- Beyond futility to an ethic of care -- Future decisions we may all have to make Terminal care; Advance directives (Medical care); Right to die Lawrence J. Schneiderman Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh