Managing a Good Death in the Home: Tales from the Front Line
When you only have 24 hours to live, every minute counts - it's a true emergency.
It's late, I'm tired, and it's eerily quiet. I can hear the soft moaning with each out-breath - his time is short.
"Is he going to die in pain?'" says his daughter.
"If you agree," I say. "We should give your father something for the pain, and once that's working, we'll discuss the next steps”.
"What it is, doc, is we're not sure we've been doing the ri…
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