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‘Let Me Down Easy’: Play highlights end-of-life decision making

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 Clarice 0 Comments Advance Care Planning, Anna Deavere Smith, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Amy McGuire, ethics, Let Me Down Easy

“What you are will show, ultimately. Start becoming what you would like to become in the bigger scheme of things.” -Anna Deavere Smith Quality of

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Life played richly: Learn to live a life of fulfillment

January 11, 2017January 10, 2017 Clarice 1 Comment Anna Deavere Smith, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Christopher Scott, Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, ethics

In her critically acclaimed one-person show, Let Me Down Easy, Anna Deavere Smith re-enacts interviews with people observing the rich identity of the human body,

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‘Let Me Down Easy’ covers complex medical decision making

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Clarice 0 Comments Anna Deavere Smith, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Community Outreach, Dr. Amy McGuire, ethics, Let Me Down Easy

A young couple learns the exciting news that they are expecting their first child. Soon after announcing, their family and friends recommend they establish college