Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Wow. I am not certain what brought me to read this book, but it has a powerful message about planning ahead for a dignified end of life. Ultimately, the author compels the reader through narrative stories to think through what they want to do and what tradeoffs they are willing to take when they begin facing serious impairment to continuing basic care.
Since everyone will die at some point, I think everyone should read this book or at least take a few moments to research palliative care and plan for the eventuality. This is not planning for after the end of our days (burial, cremation, etc.) but for planning for our last days (years) before the end.