A story of a good death

Just over seven years ago, on April 22nd, my father heralded his 88th birthday with a thoracentesis to drain the fluid from his lungs. On May 3rd, less than two weeks later, he died, due to a blockage in his abdomen leading to sepsis, most likely from two 20-plus-year-old sarcoma surgeries. Between these events, heRead more …A story of a good death originally appeared inKevinMD.com.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - May 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/post-author/carol-ewig" rel="tag" data-wpel-link="internal" > Carol Ewig < /a > < /span > Tags: Patient Hospital-Based Medicine Palliative Care Source Type: blogs