April 16, 2012 radio program discussion about palliative care

[AlaskaAngel]

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-16/facing-death-choosing-quality-life-over-aggressive-treatment

[Jean]

I could not help but think of the many members on our site who chose to take another road ....and have survived over 9 plus years when back then when they were dx. it was a death sentence..Christine our founder for one,
Jackie07, AndiB..Steph,...and the beautiful list goes on.

Every human will face the day when they will have to make a medical life or death decision. No matter how talented, moneyed etc a person may be we are after all only human and fragile. Survival depends on more than dumb luck–to live to see another day, you must correctly navigate a tricky series of choices. End of life decisions are deeply personal and difficult decisions about how you choose to die.

What I have always found amazing is the will to live and survive. Just consider the thousands of men, women & children who survived the concentration camps.

Modern medicine prolongs our lives in ways once thought unimaginable.
The essential question is: "What makes life worth living?