A nightmare that doctors overwhelmingly choose to avoid when they die themselves

[Carolina]

122. True, too

In the past decade, the aspects of end of life care have been encorporated into medical school curricula and hopefully will translate into better communication between MDs and families in crisis. But we need to have a conversation as a nation about this topic for the precise reasons you cited concerning medically naive families especially when confronted with complex life and death decisions, when emotions run high and cloud judgment or understanding.

This is one reason, too that we all need to have these discussions with next of kin or POAs. Given a particular situation, what would you want done or not done, etc...

You're also right about the graphic but one thing is true: doctors tend to be the worst patients and do opt for less rather than more.


PS: We also need to do something about the absurd litigation which actually rachets up the costs all of us.