The wedding proposal.
Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pec.2019.11.006.
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Abstract
In this narrative essay, the author, a medical student, describes a patient who was nearing the end of her life and who feared passing away before she could witness her daughter's wedding. This story describes the lengths to which the medical team went to in order to address this concern, illustrating a particularly humanistic instance of what end-of-life care can mean.
Medical subject headings
- Empathy
- Health Personnel
- Professional-Family Relations
- Professional-Patient Relations