What really matters at the end of life

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This week on TED.com September 12, 2015

Talk of the week BJ Miller: What really matters at the end of life 19:07 minutes · Filmed Mar 2015 · Posted Sep 2015 · TED2015 At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. Take the time to savor this moving talk, which asks big questions about how we think on death and honor life. Watch now »

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Quote of the Week “ I am asking that we make space -- physical, psychic room -- to allow life to play itself all the way out. So that rather than just getting out of the way, aging and dying can become a process of crescendo through to the end." BJ Miller What really matters at the end of life

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