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Curious as well. I find that in the US, we have an understandable but sometimes costly attachment to 'treat at all costs'. I lost a family member to cancer la
by arbitrary_name 7y ago
Curious as well.
I find that in the US, we have an understandable but sometimes costly attachment to 'treat at all costs'.
I lost a family member to cancer last year - and was pushed by providers to pursue treatment that would have bankrupted me and my family, while adding (maybe) a few months of (low quality) life to someone already in pain and confined to a hospital bed.
I was made to feel callous about balancing the collective 80+ years of my family's life going forward, against the 80 days or less of an elderly relative.
If we can't break out of that mindset, then the coming coronavirus storm is going to provide some very painful choices on us, as it already has in other countries such as Italy.
- samsonradu 7y agoI’m sorry to hear that but you are spot on. Some decisions require cold-blood and we can only hope we chose the lesser evil.