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For the Elderly, Being Heard About Life’s End

nytimes.com — “Slow medicine, ” which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in nursing homes.Every birth certificate is a death sentence. Many elderly people now choose to see their progression towards death as natural process, not to be impeded with costly measures that detract from meaningful living

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  • JGadFly, on 05/05/2008, -0/+0Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical School, slow medicine* encourages physicians to put on the brakes when considering care that may have high risks... *term coined by, Dr. Dennis McCullough, a Dartmouth geriatrician, author of “My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing Slow Medicine, the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved One.
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