tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173095375385680490.post6840552069604065670..comments2023-08-04T01:58:44.111-07:00Comments on End of Life - thoughts from an MD: A Note From IsraelJim deMaine, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15305598245850297381noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173095375385680490.post-33275279949773437722012-04-14T06:00:25.621-07:002012-04-14T06:00:25.621-07:00THank you for this post. I just "discovered&q...THank you for this post. I just "discovered" this blog today.<br />In my part of the world (Negros Oriental, Philippines), end of life care/palliative care is such a new thing, that I feel most physicians here are not so open about... I may have finished a palliative care fellowship but the acceptance of this kind of care is so difficult and frustrating in our setting.<br />I hope to follow Dr.Leibovich example, of making the effort to provide the appropriate end of life care even in small steps.tawenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656181403383577107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6173095375385680490.post-21805597772880394452011-10-23T19:52:20.141-07:002011-10-23T19:52:20.141-07:00Thank you, Dr. Leibovich, for advocating for your ...Thank you, Dr. Leibovich, for advocating for your father until the end. I work as a hospice nurse and believe with all my heart that a peaceful death in accordance with a person's wishes is worth more than medical care at that time. You're a mensch.SuesquatchRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430405540498968731noreply@blogger.com