This has been the most enlightening, heartwarming and sobering book I've ever read. Being at what I hope is not quite my mid-life (44y/o) I've been thinking more about my mortality in the last couple of years - however this has reinforced some of my thinking about making the most of the time we have, but also opened my eyes up to the fact a lot of that is out of our control and the sooner we have the 'hard conversations' with both our loved ones, and ourselves, the better it is to have such clarity.

I also now realise that I need to have the conversation with my parents who are fortunately still alive and in relatively good health for their ages (father/80, mother/72). And then subsequently to have with my wife and children before things get too far along.

This really is a must read for everyone...because we are all going to end up here eventually, with no exceptions.