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Here's #WhatMattersMost to You
With the premiere of "Being Mortal," we asked you to share your thoughts and pictures about #WhatMattersMost. Here are some of the responses we received.
February 12, 2015
How Would You Spend Your Last Days? Live Chat 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, 2/12
Join FRONTLINE producer Tom Jennings and Kaiser Health News correspondent Jenny Gold for a conversation about end-of-life care, honesty and mortality.
February 11, 2015
What Matters Most to You in the End?
We want to hear from you: What would you do if your time became short?
February 10, 2015
Dr. Atul Gawande: "Hope is Not a Plan" When Doctors, Patients Talk Death
"We are literally inflicting therapies on people that shorten their lives and increase their suffering due to an inability to come to good decisions," says the renowned surgeon and author.
February 10, 2015
Facing Mortality: How to Talk to Your Doctor
There is no rigid structure or checklist for having difficult conversations about end-of-life care. FRONTLINE asked experts in palliative care and organizations dedicated to helping patients have "the conversation" how to go about it.
February 10, 2015
"As Real as It Gets": Inside the Making of "Being Mortal"
Tom Jennings is no stranger to telling complicated and emotional stories on film, but making "Being Mortal" presented some unique challenges.
February 10, 2015
A Link Across Generations
The prolonged dying process of his own father was one of the catalysts for Dr. Atul Gawande to better understand end-of-life care.
February 10, 2015
Why Is It So Hard for Doctors to Talk to Patients About Death?
When a young mother was terminally ill, Dr. Atul Gawande offered advice to give her family hope. In "Being Mortal," he says he now regrets it.
February 10, 2015
How the NSA Spying Programs Have Changed Since Snowden
The government says it's made reforms to its surveillance programs. But how much is really different?
February 9, 2015
Who Killed the Nuns?
In 1992, five American nuns were killed Liberia's brutal civil war. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate why no one has been held responsible.
February 6, 2015
Pope Francis to Bishops: Don't Protect Abusers
In letter to church officials, Pope Francis said there is "absolutely no place in ministry for those who abuse minors."
February 5, 2015
New Bill Seeks to Curb Suicide by Military Veterans
The legislation was passed unanimously in Congress in a rare moment of bipartisanship.
February 4, 2015