Confusion about End of Life

The findings make sense, in a way. Why would patients feel any urgency about discussing or documenting their decisions about the end of life if they think that’s going to be an instantaneous or two-day process? Or if they have no idea what might occur?

Links: 

• Article, Among the Very Ill, Confusion About Life’s End, Paula Span, New York Times, June 4, 2012
• Podcast, Adding an Agent to "The Talk", Helen Emmott and Sandy Silva, The Bioethics Channel, March 22, 2012