Something to Think About
a blog on end of life
I believe everyone has the right to be told once that they can’t be fixed. It is the physician’s job to compassionately and honestly give that information...
Because of knowledge we’ve lost when people began dying in places other than home, we judge approaching death by the treatments and procedures used in getting people better...
Someone has to have the courage to say “We’ve done the best we can. We can’t fix you. Let us help you have some quality time”.
The physician is frontline, the top of the pyramid in healthcare. All care follows from there. The physician can set the tone for the entire patient experience.
When doctors and healthcare professionals place a number on how long someone has to live they are doing that person a disservice.
I want the medical profession, the medical model we find in doctors’ offices and hospitals, to do everything possible to help me not only regain my health, but to return...
Dying isn't like it is in the movies. We don't know what it is like to die from disease or old age and while everyone is going to do it,...
