You Can Stop Humming Now

Synopsis

'gripping, Soaring, Inspiring . . . Read It.' Atul Gawande, Author Of The International Best Seller Being Mortal 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. A Grandfather Whose Failing Heart Has Been Replaced By A Battery-operated Pump; A Salesman Who Found Himself A Kidney Donor On Social Media; A College Student Who Survived A Near Fatal Overdose And Returned Home, Alive But Not The Same; And A Young Woman Navigating An Adulthood She Never Thought She'd Live To See-these Moving Narratives Paint A Detailed Picture Of The Fragile Border Between Sickness And Health. Riveting, Beautifully Told, And Deeply Personal, You Can Stop Humming Now Is A Compassionate, Uncompromising Look At The Choices And Realities That Many Of Us, And Our Families, May One Day Face. 'in Turns Anguishing, Gripping, And Hopeful, You Can Stop Humming Now Is A Must-read For Anyone Contemplating What Medicine Holds In Store For Us.' Danielle Ofri, Md, Phd, Author Of What Patients Say, What Doctors Feel