How Doctors Tell Patients They're Dying | Being Mortal | FRONTLINE

When Clyde Earle checked into a hospital expecting to return home, his doctor, Kathy Selvaggi, had to deliver some bad news. Our film "Being Mortal" explores issues of death, aging, and what is important in the last days of life.

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