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Arguing with (the other elderly residents about how their neighbors need additional care in NH) didn’t work. So Carson was now trying a new track. ‘I say ‘okay. Let’s go find a place for her to live. But you are going with me, because you could be this way next year.’” That seemed enough to settle the matter
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Sydney Weibel
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The job of any doctors to support quality of life, by which he be two things: as much freedom from the ravages of disease as possible, and retention of an active engagement the world
Most doctors treat the disease and figure that the rest will take care of itself… if it doesn’t, is it a medical problem?
— Jan 21, 2026 02:20PM
Most doctors treat the disease and figure that the rest will take care of itself… if it doesn’t, is it a medical problem?
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We never brought ourselves to discuss the larger truth about his condition or the limits of our capabilities, let alone what might matter most near the end of his life
We offered no acknowledgment, comfort or guidance. We just had another treatment he could undergo.
— Jan 21, 2026 04:05AM
We offered no acknowledgment, comfort or guidance. We just had another treatment he could undergo.
Sydney Weibel
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We had no difficulty explaining the specific dangers of treatment, but we never really touched on the reality of the disease
— Jan 21, 2026 04:03AM
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We took for granted that honesty and kindness were basic responsibilities of a modern doctor. We were confident in in such a situation we would act compassionately.
— Jan 21, 2026 03:57AM
