Let's talk about dying - Peter Saul
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Let’s Begin…
We can’t control if we’ll die, but we can “occupy death,” in the words
of Dr. Peter Saul. He calls on us to make clear our preferences for end
of life care -- and suggests two questions for starting the
conversation.
(Filmed at TEDxNewy.)
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