On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:03:49 -0500, basilisk wrote:

During the recent passing of my wife, she was moved to comfort care
which involved no medical care other than I could request pain meds if
needed, no monitoring, no oxygen, no IV.

The physician didn't make this decision, it was offered as an an option
and I made the decision.

Sorry to hear of your wife's death. But your way makes a lot more sense
than having someone spend their last days being wheeled from one painful
treatment to another.

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Intelligence is an experiment that failed - G. B. Shaw