Vultureinvelvet t1_j4wn9yq wrote
Reply to comment by subcuriousgeorge in Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga
Hospitalist here. Agree.
Wish more people would decide on hospice sooner so they can get home and be with their family for as long as possible. Sometimes if they wait they miss the golden opportunity to get home and end up dying in the hospital, either as a medical patient or a hospice patient.
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