http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/should-doctors-help-in-dying/ Advice for Dying and Death - When Sympathy Isnt Enough Fri, 18 May 2012 12:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/advice/should-doctors-help-in-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-15292 Jeanne Frye, RN, CHPN Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:37:50 +0000 http://www.thecheckoutline.org/?p=958#comment-15292 Man, this is a hot topic. I would tend to agree with you in that most folks have an inner knowing that they are in fact dying and sometimes there really are disease states that are "worse than death." I know you, like myself have seen that. As a professional, I am committed to keeping a patient comfortable, physically, emotionally and spiritually if possible. At the point that "enough is enough" is not my call (thankfully). It is a personal thing and best left that way. Personally, I think I am strong, but I do not want my family to see my suffering and that begs a question....How is suffering defined? Girl, you make me think too much! Man, this is a hot topic. I would tend to agree with you in that most folks have an inner knowing that they are in fact dying and sometimes there really are disease states that are “worse than death.” I know you, like myself have seen that.
As a professional, I am committed to keeping a patient comfortable, physically, emotionally and spiritually if possible. At the point that “enough is enough” is not my call (thankfully). It is a personal thing and best left that way. Personally, I think I am strong, but I do not want my family to see my suffering and that begs a question….How is suffering defined? Girl, you make me think too much!

]]>