The Welcome Visitor by John Humphrys PAPERBACK 9780340923788

Name: The Welcome Visitor by John Humphrys PAPERBACK 9780340923788
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton

Hodder & Stoughton

Death is a subject modern society shies away from. Even doctors avoid the word. But if we regard death as a failure in our desire to prolong life, can we ever arrive at a humane approach to those whose lives have lost meaning? Are we keeping people alive simply because we can?\nHere, John Humphrys and his co-author Dr Sarah Jarvis take a wider look at how our attitudes to death have changed as doctors have learned how to prolong life beyond anything that could have been imagined only a few generations ago, and confront one of the great challenges facing the western world today.\nThere are no easy answers but the first step must surely be to accept that death can be as welcome as it is inevitable.\n\nWelcome Visitor\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertised is as low as we can go, we do not accept offers.\n\nDeath is a subject modern society shies away from. Ev;