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Dad's Last Week
Jennifer E. DeVoe
Background A family physician shares how being both a daughter and a doctor brought meaning to her and help to her father as they made decisions during the last week of his life.
What This Study Found The author describes how the unique combination of professional and personal knowledge enabled her to help her father choose the end-of-life path that was right for him. She suggests that everyone should have someone--or a team of family, friends and health care professionals, including a primary care clinician--who together offer a combination of professional and personal knowledge and can serve as navigators and advocates both in and out of the hospital.
