As part of our Book to Action program, please join us for a free screening and discussion of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary Being Mortal. Based on the bestselling book by Dr. Atul Gawande, this film explores the hopes of patients and their families facing terminal illness and their relationship with the doctors, nurses, and family members that care for them.
After the film, representatives from
Please join us for this discussion and be part of a national conversation taking place in our community that asks" "Have you had these important conversations and planned ahead?"
Also, please join us for our other Book to Action programs happening over the coming weeks:
March 27th - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Book Discussion (7PM)
March 28th - The Cost of Dying: a talk by San Jose Mercury News journalist Lisa Krieger (7PM)
March 31st - Mission City Memorial Park Cemetery Tour with Mary Boyle, local history and genealogy librarian (Noon)
April 5th - Hospice and Palliative Care discussion with Hospice of the Valley (7PM)
April 6th - A Death Cafe with the Centre for Living With Dying (7PM)