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Terminally ill patients have a common desire: to be treated as live human beings until the moment they die. Sometimes they ask, “Am I dying?” as a way of gauging your feelings. Instead of attempting to play God with a yes or no answer, reflect the question back: “I don’t know. How are you feeling?” […]
Posted at: June 26th, 2012 - 8:26 am - Number of Comments » 0
I’m thinking a good death is one in which a person dies on his or her own terms, relatively free from pain, in a supported and dignified setting, with affairs in order. The tenets in The Four Things That Matter Most, by Ira Byock, a medical doctor who professes the need for a dying person […]
Posted at: June 25th, 2012 - 10:55 am - Number of Comments » 0