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handmade34

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11. my take on it...

Reply to Sgent (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 11:52 PM

Dec 2011

I only skimmed the article... but I think I get the gist. It tells me that physicians generally have a better quality of life overall and that makes for a better transition at the end of it. Education, status, friends, emotional maturity and economic well being all play a part in this play... if only we all had the luxury of those things...

"...he knew he wanted a life of quality, not just quantity. Don’t most of us? If there is a state of the art of end-of-life care, it is this: death with dignity. As for me, my physician has my choices. They were easy to make, as they are for most physicians. There will be no heroics, and I will go gentle into that good night..."

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How Doctors Die: It�s Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be [View all] Sgent Dec 2011 OP

Great, poignant first hand piece. And a look at the broader picture. pinto Dec 2011 #1

Sometimes it's hard to know when to step back and let nature take its course. My mother passed hedgehog Dec 2011 #2

My living will is set up so that I'll escape the tubes and the thumping. GoneOffShore Dec 2011 #3

It was different back in the 60's when my doctor died after he fell asleep while smoking in bed. Speck Tater Dec 2011 #4

I've heard that most cancer demigoddess Dec 2011 #5

2 that I know of 'survived' chemo alittlelark Dec 2011 #6

Seems to be a little swell of information telling these anecdotes about how jtuck004 Dec 2011 #7

I've thought this way since my years in EMS now a few decades in the past nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #10

Oh, of course. I saw instances of this when I worked the streets for 2 1/2 years. jtuck004 Dec 2011 #12

yep, articles and attitudes like this are going to make a2liberal Dec 2011 #24

when I was in school to become a medical lab tech magical thyme Dec 2011 #29

I've been saying this for awhile. knitter4democracy Dec 2011 #8

My father is 88 and a retired physician and has the opposite situation. no_hypocrisy Dec 2011 #9

my take on it... handmade34 Dec 2011 #11

I don't really think that's the take away at all, and suggest you read the article in it's entirety. cbayer Dec 2011 #16

I read the entire article handmade34 Dec 2011 #17

I am sorry if I offended you. It was not my intent. cbayer Dec 2011 #18

no offense handmade34 Dec 2011 #20

Please, please read the whole thing tavalon Dec 2011 #13

My grandfather decided to have emergency surgery in an attempt to save his life Nikia Dec 2011 #14

Interview with the author yesterday on SOCal public radio was also very good. cbayer Dec 2011 #15

about this "breaking... ribs... happens if cpr is done right" thing: unblock Dec 2011 #19

Every single nurse I know FloridaJudy Dec 2011 #21

They also have access to loads of painkillers! DaveJ Dec 2011 #22

Unethical and illegal supernova Dec 2011 #23

I'm aware it's not something one would do DaveJ Dec 2011 #26

Then again, I know a nurse and doctor who were diagnosed at the same time Warpy Dec 2011 #25

I guess I'm the only one who found this article tasteless at best Lyric Dec 2011 #27

Very interesting. JNelson6563 Dec 2011 #28

KR DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #30