TY - BOOK AU - Gawande,Atul ED - Wellcome Collection, TI - Being mortal: illness, medicine and what matters in the end SN - 9781846685811 (hbk.) : AV - HQ1073 U1 - 306.9 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Profile Books KW - Mortality N1 - Published in association with Wellcome Collection; Includes bibliographical references N2 - Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of ageing and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. He emerges with a story that crosses the globe and history, exploring questions that range from the curious to the profound ER -