Sebastian Sepulveda, MD, is a nephrologist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Lowell General Hospital and has nearly 30 years’ experience as a doctor and professor of medicine, specializing in emergency medicine and end of life care. He has also worked as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, now known as Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. He has been a nephrology associate from 2000-2005 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and since then, has been in private practice, specializing in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and in nephrology, which deals with kidney problems. He has been a member of several professional organizations that deal with terminal patients, including the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has received an award from the National Kidney Foundation’s North Carolina chapter, and has about a half-dozen publications in medical journals. He conducts workshops and seminars for patients with serious illnesses and family members to help them better understand and make arrangements for end-of-life care.Gini Graham Scott is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar leader, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, lifestyles, and criminal justice. Scott has published over 50 books with major publishers and has published 40 books under her own publishing label ChangemakersPublishing, primarily on popular business and self-help topics. She has co-authored books with numerous writers, including Preventing Credit Card Fraud with Jen Grondahl Lee and American Justice? with Paul Brakke. She is a HuffPost regular columnist, she comments on social trends, new technology, and everyday life. Recent books include The New American Middle Ages, Scammed: Learn from the Biggest Consumer and Money Frauds Not to Be a Victim and Lies and Liars: How and Why Sociopaths Lie and How You Can Detect and Deal with Them. She has received national media exposure for her books, including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, and CNN.

At Death's Door is an attempt to provide scenarios that can occur when a patient is approaching the end of life. Sepulveda, a doctor with 30-plus years of experience, and Scott, a well-known writer, describe a variety of situations that involve decision making for end-of-life care, coping mechanisms that can hinder the decision-making process, and cultural issues that are often misunderstood or ignored. Each situation is an attempt to provide a realistic view for the reader. However, the recalled dialogue would be better replaced with a summary—an interpretation would provide far more insight than the choppiness of the report. Medical terms are defined throughout, which is beneficial for non-medical readers…. Thus, the book will be best suited for laypeople seeking knowledge of the pitfalls that can occur along the end-of-life road…. This book is rich in personal experiences, which afford a level of authenticity to the work—this is difficult to find. It will prove invaluable to many who are seeking information on how to navigate the uncharted waters of end-of-life care.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.

Sebastian Sepulveda, MD, is a nephrologist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Lowell General Hospital and has nearly 30 years’ experience as a doctor and professor of medicine, specializing in emergency medicine and end of life care. He has also worked as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, now known as Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. He has been a nephrology associate from 2000-2005 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and since then, has been in private practice, specializing in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and in nephrology, which deals with kidney problems. He has been a member of several professional organizations that deal with terminal patients, including the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has received an award from the National Kidney Foundation’s North Carolina chapter, and has about a half-dozen publications in medical journals. He conducts workshops and seminars for patients with serious illnesses and family members to help them better understand and make arrangements for end-of-life care.Gini Graham Scott is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar leader, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, lifestyles, and criminal justice. Scott has published over 50 books with major publishers and has published 40 books under her own publishing label ChangemakersPublishing, primarily on popular business and self-help topics. She has co-authored books with numerous writers, including Preventing Credit Card Fraud with Jen Grondahl Lee and American Justice? with Paul Brakke. She is a HuffPost regular columnist, she comments on social trends, new technology, and everyday life. Recent books include The New American Middle Ages, Scammed: Learn from the Biggest Consumer and Money Frauds Not to Be a Victim and Lies and Liars: How and Why Sociopaths Lie and How You Can Detect and Deal with Them. She has received national media exposure for her books, including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, and CNN.

At Death's Door is an attempt to provide scenarios that can occur when a patient is approaching the end of life. Sepulveda, a doctor with 30-plus years of experience, and Scott, a well-known writer, describe a variety of situations that involve decision making for end-of-life care, coping mechanisms that can hinder the decision-making process, and cultural issues that are often misunderstood or ignored. Each situation is an attempt to provide a realistic view for the reader. However, the recalled dialogue would be better replaced with a summary—an interpretation would provide far more insight than the choppiness of the report. Medical terms are defined throughout, which is beneficial for non-medical readers…. Thus, the book will be best suited for laypeople seeking knowledge of the pitfalls that can occur along the end-of-life road…. This book is rich in personal experiences, which afford a level of authenticity to the work—this is difficult to find. It will prove invaluable to many who are seeking information on how to navigate the uncharted waters of end-of-life care.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.

Sebastian Sepulveda, MD, is a nephrologist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He is affiliated with Lowell General Hospital and has nearly 30 years’ experience as a doctor and professor of medicine, specializing in emergency medicine and end of life care. He has also worked as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, now known as Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. He has been a nephrology associate from 2000-2005 in Lowell, Massachusetts, and since then, has been in private practice, specializing in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and in nephrology, which deals with kidney problems. He has been a member of several professional organizations that deal with terminal patients, including the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He has received an award from the National Kidney Foundation’s North Carolina chapter, and has about a half-dozen publications in medical journals. He conducts workshops and seminars for patients with serious illnesses and family members to help them better understand and make arrangements for end-of-life care.Gini Graham Scott is a nationally known writer, consultant, speaker, and seminar leader, specializing in business and work relationships, professional and personal development, social trends, lifestyles, and criminal justice. Scott has published over 50 books with major publishers and has published 40 books under her own publishing label ChangemakersPublishing, primarily on popular business and self-help topics. She has co-authored books with numerous writers, including Preventing Credit Card Fraud with Jen Grondahl Lee and American Justice? with Paul Brakke. She is a HuffPost regular columnist, she comments on social trends, new technology, and everyday life. Recent books include The New American Middle Ages, Scammed: Learn from the Biggest Consumer and Money Frauds Not to Be a Victim and Lies and Liars: How and Why Sociopaths Lie and How You Can Detect and Deal with Them. She has received national media exposure for her books, including appearances on Good Morning America, Oprah, and CNN.

At Death's Door is an attempt to provide scenarios that can occur when a patient is approaching the end of life. Sepulveda, a doctor with 30-plus years of experience, and Scott, a well-known writer, describe a variety of situations that involve decision making for end-of-life care, coping mechanisms that can hinder the decision-making process, and cultural issues that are often misunderstood or ignored. Each situation is an attempt to provide a realistic view for the reader. However, the recalled dialogue would be better replaced with a summary—an interpretation would provide far more insight than the choppiness of the report. Medical terms are defined throughout, which is beneficial for non-medical readers…. Thus, the book will be best suited for laypeople seeking knowledge of the pitfalls that can occur along the end-of-life road…. This book is rich in personal experiences, which afford a level of authenticity to the work—this is difficult to find. It will prove invaluable to many who are seeking information on how to navigate the uncharted waters of end-of-life care.Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.