This is a must read and very well done. For anyone who has an aging parent, the quality of life that is left is something to think about and how much a person will or could go through, and be miserable and in additional pain until the day comes as well as the role the Hospitalist plays overseeing their care.
These have to be some of toughest conversations around for all concerned. BD
I can't even imagine what it's like to be a lay person again, with regards to adult medicine. Doctors see things through doctor eyes. Patients and families see things through patient and family eyes. Quite often the two visions are not congruent. And often times, the situation is not helped by partially trained pseudo lay people telling families information that is simply not correct. Let me give you an example of a common patient of mine. This is not an exaggeration.
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