A dear schoolfriend of mine, Sara, will be laid to rest today. We found each other on Facebook three years ago after a 30 year hiatus. I enjoyed our mutual 'likes' of one another's quirky musings, the various photographs of holidays and birthdays, and the occasional sharing of news about our respective families. I had … Continue reading Thought for the day: a schoolfriend’s untimely death highlights the importance of choice to our dying day
end-of-life care
Medical research can not ignore the wishes of the dying forever
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday has been causing quite a stir in the United States this week. It has concluded that, despite national efforts there to improve end-of-life care: 'proxy reports of pain and other alarming symptoms in the last year of life increased from 1998 to 2010.' In other … Continue reading Medical research can not ignore the wishes of the dying forever
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