In this narrative, Dr. Mike Gross shares the story of the death of his father and reflects on medically assisted dying in this context. Dr. Gross is an orthopedic surgeon at the QEII Health Sciences Centre and a professor at Dalhousie University School of Medicine in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His Humanities Encounters article is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is titled "Not easy: a son reflects on assisted dying."Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180173-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Encounters — A surgeon reflects on assisted dying after his father's death

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Encounters — A surgeon reflects on assisted dying after his father's death