When my mom had terminal cancer, her GP told her she was out of options. Then a nearby "cancer center" got a hold on her, I believe through one of the diagnost

When my mom had terminal cancer, her GP told her she was out of options. Then a nearby "cancer center" got a hold on her, I believe through one of the diagnostic partners she was using. Two weeks later she was in heavy chemo -- as an elderly person who had almost a zero chance to survive. She ended up with MRSA and in intensive care in isolation. I lived far away and traveled to see her when I heard her condition gotten worse. I'll never forget her GP walking in. My mom couldn't hear well. Her GP was both sad and angry. She didn't have any idea how she ended up in the ICU. He explained to her again that all we had left was palliative care, perhaps hospice. I could tell this wasn't the first time he had had this talk. There had been many other patients. When he left my mom looked at me and said "What'd he say?" So I sat next to her, took her hand, and explained that the doctors had done all they could for her and she would die soon. I'll never forget that, either the talk or the look on that GP's face. We have a terribly broken system.