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End of life is a topic that doesn't nearly get discussed about enough. With life expectancy and infant mortality rates being what they ware, the average person
by Damogran6 4y ago
End of life is a topic that doesn't nearly get discussed about enough. With life expectancy and infant mortality rates being what they ware, the average person doesn't encounter this part of the lifecycle near enough to make it an expected part of life.
That's not to say there aren't people dealing with it, it's just that I don't spend a lot of time communicating with them.
Phrases like 'passed peacefully in his sleep' is often code for 'the patient was terminal, so we upped the pain meds to reduce their pain'
To see a person live til they were 80...experiencing and then bouncing back from the injuries you get when your body gets frail, then see them pass when multiple subsystems just give up all at once....is a thing...and some people die at 50 and other's are still trucking along at 104.
I'm not saying it needs to be an ad campaign and reality show network....but we DON'T talk about it, and really should.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI think the industrialization and hospitalization of death also has a big impact on people's exposure and discussion. There was a time where nearly everyone died in their home in front of their family. By the time you were old, you would have had many intimate exposures to death, watching your family and perhaps friends go. Today, most US deaths occur in hospitals with few family in attendance. I think this drastically changes how people view death, mortality, and their own lives.