Knocking on Heaven’s Door

“The doctors were considering giving my mother coronary artery bypass grafts plus the two valve replacement surgeries she’d rejected when she had a far better chance of surviving open-heart surgery in decent shape. My mother seems to be heading down the greased chute toward a series of ‘Hail Mary’ surgeries — risky, painful, dangerous and [...]



via John Goodman's Health Policy Blog http://healthblog.ncpa.org/knocking-on-heavens-door/