tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095688256643454987.post3596968640702028981..comments2023-12-23T19:15:57.558+02:00Comments on Living life breathlessly: The good, the bad, and the very badAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04360998267918503585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095688256643454987.post-78647684028793950722008-06-14T09:05:00.000+02:002008-06-14T09:05:00.000+02:00Hi Alice. Straight from the heart as expected. So ...Hi Alice. Straight from the heart as expected. So easy to read and elloquently to the point.<BR/>I think it is a doctors responsibility to encourage patients into a path that leads / may lead to a better quality life. Not to, in my opinion is unethical and uncaring. Interesting thing in my case was that the encouragement I received, pre op, came from my referring clinicians who had looked after me for >25 years and knew that BSLT was my only option for survival. Post op the encouragement came from Paul and Greg and Dr Su and Dr Pahad etc etc to say nothing of the nursing army in ICU and Section 7. I think ethics is all about doing the right thing, the thing that our Lord Jesus Christ would have us do, so whenever you worry about an ethical issue, just stop and ask Him. Works for me, and I've never been let down ever. What a Blog you run Alice! It's a priviledge to know you personally too. Love to you and yours, Peter Leid (CF Man)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095688256643454987.post-86783941837839847622008-06-13T18:26:00.000+02:002008-06-13T18:26:00.000+02:00Excellent post deary!I'm off to put my oxygen on!Excellent post deary!<BR/><BR/>I'm off to put my oxygen on!Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091531660961094969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095688256643454987.post-62287056024758682172008-06-13T18:13:00.000+02:002008-06-13T18:13:00.000+02:00Alice , not only do you write well, you speak eloq...Alice , not only do you write well, you speak eloquently too!! Many attendees have remarked how it was crafty of us to lead the discussion from an "end of life" discussion to "another option".... point being we didnt.......you simply spoke your mind after others commented how paternalistic it is for a dr to suggest(or to persuade) a path of therapy to very ill patients...Guess that does make me "paternalistic". The ethicists had me a little confused as to why this is so bad? PGWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095688256643454987.post-12545634266327262452008-06-13T13:22:00.000+02:002008-06-13T13:22:00.000+02:00Thanks, Alice!!!Thanks, Alice!!!CFHusbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834715315798433983noreply@blogger.com