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Strides in treatment and technology have American medical prowess the envy of the world and lengthened the lives of many. However, these advances have also created unexpected consequences - the fear of the modern-day medical nightmare: a death alone, in pain, without dignity and tethered to expensive machines. Today, there is a nationwide outcry for alternative ways to relieve patients' symptoms while comforting their spirits, supporting their loved ones and instilling in their families the hope of a peaceful death.
In keeping with the Fred Friendly Seminars' Socratic format, moderator Arthur Miller presents hypothetical sce
Strides in treatment and technology have American medical prowess the envy of the world and lengthened the lives of many. However, these advances have also created unexpected consequences - the fear of the modern-day medical nightmare: a death alone, in pain, without dignity and tethered to expensive machines. Today, there is a nationwide outcry for alternative ways to relieve patients' symptoms while comforting their spirits, supporting their loved ones and instilling in their families the hope of a peaceful death.
In keeping with the Fred Friendly Seminars' Socratic format, moderator Arthur Miller presents hypothetical scenarios that force panelists to role-play in situations where the right choices - both professional and personal - are not always evident. These scenarios focus on how three terminal patients and their families cope with the patients' illnesses. Panelists probe difficult topics, such as:
- Why families have such a hard time talking about death.
- How the high financial costs of dying burden patients and their families.
- Whether all Americans should clearly state their wishes regarding end-of-life care.
- Whether pain at the end of life is necessary and can be alleviated.
- Whether spirituality can better be brought into the dying process.
- How the dying process in American can be improved.
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