Post by roberto on Oct 22, 2015 0:16:40 GMT 7
Very good read (especially so for those in the medical profession):
I’m a doctor. Preparing you for death is as much a part of my job as saving lives. (19 Oct 2015)
"My patients have all taught me valuable lessons about what a "good death" might look like. Each one has reminded me that there is more to medicine than placing a line to monitor the heart, or performing an intubation. Just because more tests and procedures exist does not mean that we should perform them all each time. Sometimes the most powerful healing of all comes through the simple act of sitting and listening to our patients with compassion."
Reminds me of another article on LKY when he was in ICU:
A full life and a good death (18 Mar 2015)
"Now, the elder Lee’s condition has taken a turn for the worse and it appears that the state machinery is gearing up for the inevitable. The man has had a good long run, a full life and whatever his detractors may say, he took us to this point in time. I don’t think, given his age, that I should wish him a speedy recovery. Rather, I wish him a good death. That he will go peacefully, surrounded by family."
I’m a doctor. Preparing you for death is as much a part of my job as saving lives. (19 Oct 2015)
"My patients have all taught me valuable lessons about what a "good death" might look like. Each one has reminded me that there is more to medicine than placing a line to monitor the heart, or performing an intubation. Just because more tests and procedures exist does not mean that we should perform them all each time. Sometimes the most powerful healing of all comes through the simple act of sitting and listening to our patients with compassion."
Reminds me of another article on LKY when he was in ICU:
A full life and a good death (18 Mar 2015)
"Now, the elder Lee’s condition has taken a turn for the worse and it appears that the state machinery is gearing up for the inevitable. The man has had a good long run, a full life and whatever his detractors may say, he took us to this point in time. I don’t think, given his age, that I should wish him a speedy recovery. Rather, I wish him a good death. That he will go peacefully, surrounded by family."
