The devastating case of Alfie Evans, has brought renewed fervor to debates surrounding end-of-life care and what happens when parents' wishes are at odds with those of the child's medical team. The case struck a chord with me: on the one hand, I have close friends who shared tweets and photos that plucked at my heartstrings and made me wonder why Alfie's parents' wishes seemed so utterly ignored. On the other, I am married to a surgical resident whose responsibilities include caring for the sickest patients who may live but may have no life. I knew there had to be more to the story than what most news outlets and certainly most politicians and celebrities were wiling or able to share.
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AuthorNashira is a music teacher and proud Small-Town Jew who, after surthriving six years in Brooklyn for her husband's surgical residency, is finally back in Wisconsin where she belongs! At least until the end of the two-year surgical fellowship, that is. It's a wild ride, and she's ready to tell you all about it! Archives
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