This book is part memoir, part reflection on the meaning of death as the final step in the continuum of life, and part teaching on palliative and hospice care. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Wow! I have so much clarity after reading this book from the time I made it to my Moms bedside to her passing. This book was simply beautiful and I cried many times while reading it. I read an advanced copy of this book and everybody must read this book! Obvious effort has been made to teach as well as explain her rationale for entering this field and what the sup-specialty is about. The author, however, makes the book so much more about life than about death in describing her viewpoints as a palliative care physician. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. I like Puri’s writing style. Related Stories. Book Review: That Good Night Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour . That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour: 9780735223318: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com ... That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour 1st Edition by Sunita Puri (Author) › Visit Amazon's Sunita Puri Page. An uplifting and thought provoking book about end of life that deserves to be read before we need it. That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour I did not like the book at all. Add to cart. Download one of the Free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. $17.00. Having been my daughter's primary caregiver throughout her treatment for cancer, I know the frustration of communicating with doctors who cannot, or will not, be completely honest about the expected outcome. $27.00 . Get this from a library! It’s so thought provoking and unfortunately brought up what my sister and I had to face when losing my Mom. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. Find all the books, read about the author and more. They aren’t easy questions and it’s not an easy profession. Hard to Find. I’m sure I will continue to feel guilt unnecessarily but this book lessens the blow. What is important to us when we’re sick? Bargain Book Copy. No Kindle device required. Dr. Puri’s experiences in her professional life—including moving stories about some of her patients—are interwoven with threads of her personal life as the child of immigrants from India. The time I spent with him, and every one of my patients, was brief and hurried. Start by marking “That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour” as Want to Read: ... Start your review of That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour. Sunita Puri’s engrossing memoir mixes her journey to becoming a palliative care physician with stories of her life growing up as the child of immigrant parents. Learn about membership options, or view our freely available titles. I recommend this book for everyone, not just those of us in healthcare. as Puri quotes from the Bhagavad Gita "..because death stirs people to seek answers to important spiritual questions it becomes the greatest servant of humanity, rather than its most feared enemy". I have so much clarity after reading this book from the time I made it to my Moms bedside to her passing. by Sunita Puri – Viking reviewed by Kathryn Drury Wagner. That Good Night allows the reader to peer into palliative care medicine through the window of a fervent practitioner’s eyes. No matter our ethnicity, place of residence, income, religion, or skin color, our human lives are united by brevity and finitude, and the certainty of loss. Important stuff to think about & prepare....a gift to give to my family. The juxtaposition between her parents’ approach to life, aging and dying sometimes contrasts sharply with that of her patients and their families. That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour is a 2019 memoir written by Dr. Sunita Puri, a palliative care physician who chronicles her experiences with helping terminally-ill patients and their family members make end-of-life decisions. View All Available Formats & Editions. I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting because it was so moving. Anyone who loved When Breath Becomes Air and Being Mortal MUST READ THIS BOOK! To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. It’s a book that raises questions about what we would do in the same situation. She brings them to life on the page, and I felt as though I truly cared about and knew these people as I read about them. Shop Now. Add. By Sunita Puri. It had a huge impact on my thought process regarding intervention and palliative care. It’s so thought provoking and unfortunately brought up what my sister and I had to face when losing my Mom. That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour Sunita Puri. This book is emotional, describing a number of terminally ill patients from all walks of life. Puri interacts with a variety of patients during her journey, from those who believe they will survive what has brought them to the hospital to those who are tired of the journey and just want to rest. Her humanity and compassion shine through, and her portraits of her parents and their spiritual beliefs is really a nice counterbalance to her stories about patients and other doctors. Just as we strive for dignity and purpose throughout our lives, well before the light fades, we can bring this same dignity and purpose to our deaths, as we each journey into our own good night.”, Bill Gates Picks 5 Good Books for a Lousy Year. Her humanity and compassion shine through, and her portraits of her parents and their spiritual beliefs is real. The author did a WONDERFUL job alternating between patients, her own life, and a medical perspective. Honest and brutal, Sunita Puri’s book is also beautiful and deeply reassuring. What kind of medical treatments are acceptable and when is treatment too much? Would it change what I worried and cared about? I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting because it was so moving and powerful. July 20, 2020. Sunita Puri is at the forefront of this field, and her new book, “That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour,” harnesses the intimate power of storytelling to spur a deeper discussion about how patients and doctors can work together to restore meaning and dignity to the end of life. The doctor aims at being profound, but at times her writing slides towards the precious. search results for this author. 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