End-of-Life Decisions Rip Apart Then Reunite a Family—and Offer Lessons for a Future Physician

摘要

Like many other students, I marched into medical school reminiscent of a chivalrous knight in training: ready to treat, cure, and save lives. As I read and listened and observed, I gradually learned about the various ordnances that have been developed to conquer disease—and, in the process, lost sight of the fact that dying is an inevitable part of life. End-of-life care was a phrase doctors threw around, not students.