When the end is near
There’s an urgent need to initiate a dialogue on end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients so that we can adopt a more humane approach to the inevitability of death.By A Amarender ReddyDying is an inevitable part of life. Everybody aspires to live a long life and die a painless death. Yet, many of us have seen a lot of pain, suffering, and loneliness associated with the end of life. Today, as more people die of chronic diseases, the average person can expect to spend the last decade of /her life being seriously ill and under constant medical treatment. That’s the downside of extended lifesp...