by External Article | Jul 2, 2020 | Care Work Library, Death & Dying, Finding Meaning |
While Jewish tradition maintains that human life is of infinite value and that its preservation and extension overrides virtually every other religious imperative, relieving pain and allowing for the soul’s peaceful departure are also values well-established in Jewish... 
by External Article | Sep 25, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving |
I’ve watched for 10 years as she lived with cancer. Watched as her mother, father, brother died while she went through chemotherapy. Watched the bone marrow extractions. Watched the drainage tube being installed in her abdomen to syphon off the fluid. Watched the... 
by External Article | Sep 25, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child |
Doctors sometimes encounter parents who object to prescribed treatment for their children, and request suboptimal substitutes be administered instead (suboptimal being defined as less effective and/or more expensive). Previous studies have focused on parental refusal... 
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