We have reached the final chapters of our required, ancillary text, Being Mortal. How was your reading affected by the book’s final scene, as Dr. Gawande fulfills his father’s wishes? How do tradition and spirituality influence your concept of what it means to be mortal? How would you evaluate Dr. Gawande? Do you think he had a long learning curve? Do you identify with his initial attitude toward the elderly and dying? Have you changed your thinking about end-stage illness, old age, and other catastrophic conditions? Will you take any actions based on what you have read and discussed here?