End of Life Care

harshedbuzz

From the NYT. This isn't specific to dementia, but an interesting read about end-of-life choices and quality of life. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/health/end-of-life-care-hospice.html?unlocked_article_code=NWxNG6mRJ3NnukCbrZ-9CzHq7yqehDv0LyVxaRIVZa3yvOKJ3Zi0fqf_la0UK3HAmyC3jeOEWCaLwbHHLXs9IaLxL4o7xlqM7mO9pe3ALEIH2DwGzd8bbVJJBDl6zPOcm3blji09CCfq8bc2Yeq-PJv6F9Ok5mWbbcVltaQYjFlFjlBCowpPy76aAmlu2oKei__yjHV8Vc8rWK4svnM7z8hGWquSPrA82cgTm9Aj9w8fAmAVHGcY9267XzQovOo6hT9sAPTBh_4OTXeuQjw04qBuzz7igJQgxqdJrftP-HvrgdL8_lhE_NHmtE2GBMWOxlvInZFD4Rk3PIYRdV2bVLE&smid=url-share

mommyandme (m&m)

Interesting… thanks for posting. 

Here’s the link:

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/health/end-of-life-care-hospice.html?unlocked_article_code=NWxNG6mRJ3NnukCbrZ-9CzHq7yqehDv0LyVxaRIVZa3yvOKJ3Zi0fqf_la0UK3HAmyC3jeOEWCaLwbHHLXs9IaLxL4o7xlqM7mO9pe3ALEIH2DwGzd8bbVJJBDl6zPOcm3blji09CCfq8bc2Yeq-PJv6F9Ok5mWbbcVltaQYjFlFjlBCowpPy76aAmlu2oKei__yjHV8Vc8rWK4svnM7z8hGWquSPrA82cgTm9Aj9w8fAmAVHGcY9267XzQovOo6hT9sAPTBh_4OTXeuQjw04qBuzz7igJQgxqdJrftP-HvrgdL8_lhE_NHmtE2GBMWOxlvInZFD4Rk3PIYRdV2bVLE&smid=url-share

MN Chickadee

I missed this story, thank you for sharing it. Really applies to everyone; either themselves or a loved one is likely to go through these decisions at some point. As it stated bluntly, patients who receive aggressive care at the end of life instead of hospice often experience "more pain, actually die sooner, have a much poorer quality of life at the end. And their families experience more doubt and trauma."