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My least favorite statistic is that roughly 50% of an individual's lifetime medical costs come in the last few weeks of life. This is seriously problematic. Fa
by debacle 4y ago
My least favorite statistic is that roughly 50% of an individual's lifetime medical costs come in the last few weeks of life.
This is seriously problematic. Families need to learn to let go and doctors need to be more honest about outcomes. My mother was facing multiple organ failure and she was still given a feeding tube against her stated wishes and my family's protests.
- denton-scratch 4y ago> she was still given a feeding tube against her stated wishes and my family's protests. How did that happen? That sounds like assault. Did they not know her express wishes?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThere is a very complex calculation of liability going on in medical decisions, and they depend on various interpretations of the jurisdiction’s laws.
- mjevans 4y agoThe forms they make families fill out are often given too late; and don't offer an affordance of nuance. My dad had dementia before anyone realized, and even if he had been of sound mind, the forms tend to be all or none, rather than reflecting the range of outcomes that are remotely likely. The discussions that are suddenly forced onto family at the end of life are an extra level of pain on top of the inevitable loss.