"On Dignity and Suffering in Life's Eleventh Hour" with Sunita Puri, MD

Dr. Sunita Puri has seen firsthand how the spiritual dimensions of life and death shape how people think about what matters most—and what doesn't—as they face their mortality. Concepts of dignity, suffering, and mercy are largely absent from conversations with people who are seriously ill, yet they are the heartbeat of decisions about living and dying well. Drawing on her experiences as a palliative care physician and her writing about life and medicine in the eleventh hour, Dr. Puri, in conversation with Farr Curlin, invite us to consider how these ideas influence our lives and how they might shape one's wishes for life's end. This episode aired on November 14, 2025.