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more teachings from Mrs G and her family. In my previous post you met Mrs G. Her hospital course was marked by periods of instability, followed by a few days of relative calm, and on occasion, a few days of actual improvement.  Then, another setback.   Taken as a whole, her trajectory was one of overallRead more

much like jack nicholson said to tom cruise in the movie ‘a few good men’, I sometimes  wonder if providers feel that patients/families can’t handle the truth… Because I often witness them describing very serious issues, such as a terminal diagnosis or the potential burdens of high-risk procedures/treatments in ways that obscure their true nature. WhetherRead more