From doctor to family: Witnessing both sides of end-of-life care
03/29/24 at 03:00 AM
From doctor to family: Witnessing both sides of end-of-life care
MedPage Today's KevinMD.com, by Jessica Bloom, MD; 3/27/24
We all have those moments in medicine when we know that care has become more futile. Then we do everything in our power to educate, support, gently guide, and give permission to patients and families. There are moments that treating for a cure goes against our tenet to “first do no harm.” ... Specialists and his regular physicians sat with us, listened to my family’s questions, and offered kindness along with medical advice. They gently helped my siblings let go of futile searching for treatments. ...