TY - BOOK AU - Lamas,Daniela TI - You can stop humming now: a doctor's stories of life, death and in between SN - 9780349412771 (pbk.) : AV - RA442 U1 - 362.1092273 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Piatkus KW - Medical care KW - United States KW - Physician and patient KW - Public health N2 - Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. To the public eye, medical stories often begin with sirens and flashing lights and culminate in survival or death. But these are only the most visible narratives. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Daniela Lamas is fascinated by a different story: what comes after for those whose lives are extended by days, months, or years as a result of our treatments and technologies? In 'You Can Stop Humming Now,' Lamas explores the complex answers to this question through intimate accounts of patients and their families ER -