Letter to the Editor

Saying Goodbye

Authors: Robert Goldszer, MD

Abstract

To the Editor: My brothers and our mother huddle outside room 780. It is 7 PM and the hospital floor is quiet. We are all near tears, but able to talk. I bring up the discussion our family had together 2 years ago when our parents told us their wishes concerning the ends of their lives.

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