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Ira Byock
Ira Byock

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Death Doesn’t Take A Holiday

What to Say to Someone Who May Be Dying People often wonder what to say to someone who is dying. I’m asked this question most often in the runup to the holidays. I think the contrast between the festive family celebrations and the hard realities of being sick cause people…

Illness

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Death Doesn’t Take A Holiday
Death Doesn’t Take A Holiday
Illness

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Jan 10, 2022

Pandemic Lessons About Human Caring

Pandemic Lessons About Human Caring An Open Letter to Leaders of Healthcare Dear Colleagues, This pandemic is far from over; indeed, it looks destined to become the Covid-19 endemic. As I write, American healthcare remains in crisis from the Delta and Omicron variants. Our daily agendas remain dominated by critical urgencies. Nevertheless, it is time to take stock of what we’ve learned…

Covid 19 Crisis

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Pandemic Lessons About Human Caring
Pandemic Lessons About Human Caring
Covid 19 Crisis

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Apr 15, 2020

A Crash Course in Being Mortal

Covid-19 has rudely pulled us into a lucid dream in which we’re enrolled in a course on Contemplating Death we never signed up for. Class has already begun, we’re not prepared, and assignments are coming due. …

Death And Dying

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A Crash Course in Being Mortal
A Crash Course in Being Mortal
Death And Dying

5 min read

Ira Byock

Ira Byock

39 Followers

palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life. He directs the Institute for Human Caring IraByock.org

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