tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173095375385680490.post5728983235139627738..comments2023-08-04T01:58:44.111-07:00Comments on End of Life - thoughts from an MD: One More Trip to GuamJim deMaine, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305598245850297381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173095375385680490.post-52103748613887646082010-04-28T12:48:55.696-07:002010-04-28T12:48:55.696-07:00I really enjoyed your post about Marie. It's ...I really enjoyed your post about Marie. It's so refreshing to hear when someone accepts death as a part of life. With this type of acceptance, Marie was able to live her last days as she and her family chose. Not, hooked to machines, being pumped full of medications, being cared for by strangers. Really, other than transplant, there is nothing medical technology can do for her. Yet in so many cases we feel obligated, either morally or legally, to continue care until every option has been exhausted. And at what cost? Not just financial, but the stress that is put on the family, and the doctors, and nurses, and all involved in her care. As a critical care nurse, and I suppose as a doctor too, I get frustrated and tired of these situations. I wish this acceptance of death was more common in our society. I really respect Marie's courage to just say No! This is what I call a "good death". A death with dignity.MCWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503414866099544268noreply@blogger.com