Kevin Haselhorst is an emergency physician and author of Wishes To Die For: Expanding Upon Doing Less in Advance Care Directives. 

The palliative caregiver shines a balanced and soft compassionate light

Physician
November 21, 2015

I never realized the true meaning of palliative care amidst the harried practice of emergency medicine. The pressure being placed on me to do more often becomes the same expectation I place on patients to receive more treatment.

Gloria, the wife of my patient with terminal mesothelioma, shed a light on palliative care for me with the insightful words, “We know that there is no cure — we just want to …

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The palliative caregiver shines a balanced and soft compassionate light

The discovery period regarding the existence of life 

Physician
October 29, 2015

What do I need to know as I age?  While scientists ponder the questions of water existing on Mars and if it can essentially sustain life, my duty it to assess if there is life left in Oliver — a nursing home patient transferred to the ER. Oliver was not oxygenating well but appeared to be resting comfortably. Reportedly, Oliver had fallen that day and EMS discovered a sizeable bruise …

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The discovery period regarding the existence of life 

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