Preparing to Die: Dr. Atul Gawande on Medicine's Struggle with Mortality Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A still from the film 'Being Mortal' shows now-deceased patient Bill Brooks and his wife Mary Brooks. ( Courtesy of FRONTLINE / PBS ) Produced by Elizabeth Ross Produced by GBH, PRI and WNYC