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Desert Valley Hospice Society's Reading Room 

Books written about life, death and dying, and books for hospice volunteers and caregivers, and people dealing with other life issues.
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Submissions to the Reading Room page are welcome. Email: info@desertvalleyhospice.org



​Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Book by Atul Gawande

 
A U.S. doctor’s examination of the struggles of his profession as the life of his patients draws to a close. It’s an honest book that shows that the goal is to have a good quality life, all the way to the end and the challenges that go along with that.
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Towards the end of the book, Dr. Gawande discusses the importance of palliative care and hospice. He shows that it’s not only medicine that is needed at the end of one’s life, but rather a life with some meaning, a life as rich as possible under the circumstances.


Submitted by Margaret S.
Hospice Volunteer
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • The Hospice Movement
    • Our History
    • What We Do
    • Our Team >
      • Meet Our Directors
      • Meet Our Staff
      • Board Opportunities
    • Membership
    • Newsletters >
      • October 2020 Newsletter
      • December 2019 Newsletter
      • September 2019 Newsletter
    • Events >
      • 2021 Wall Quilt Raffle
      • 2020 Handbags for Hospice
      • 2020 Hike For Hospice >
        • 2020 Hike Pledge Form
        • 2020 Hike Posters Honour Memory
      • 2019 Celebration of Caring Hands Photos
      • 2019 Hike for Hospice Photos
      • 2019 Hootenanny for Hospice
      • 2018 Hike for Hospice
      • 2017 Hike for Hospice
      • 2017 Celebration of Caring Hands
      • 2016 Celebration of Caring Hands
  • Programs & Services
    • DVHS Services 2021
    • Advance Care Planning
    • Dealing with Loss Seminar
    • Grief and Bereavement Support
    • Guest Suites
    • Nav-CARE Program
    • Palliative Massage
    • SHINE & SCDP Day Program
    • Tea & Talks Dementia Support
    • Wellness Call Check-in Programs
    • Caregiver Support
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Training
    • Hospice Volunteer Opportunities
    • Special Event Helpers
  • DONATE
    • 2021 Wall Quilt Raffle
    • Ways to Give
    • Meet Our Donors
    • PPE Donations
  • Contact Us
    • Volunteer Training Modules
    • Directions