Fry Andrea
NYU Langone Health.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Aug 1;22(4):375-376. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.375-376.
Not until I had experienced my own mother's illness and death did I appreciate the complexity of end-of-life decision making. As an oncology nurse practitioner, I had been trained in advance directives. I understood the importance and why they were needed. However, my own family's experience taught me that such planning does not always prevail over the spectrum of emotions, family dynamics, and other realities that accompany death.
直到经历了我自己母亲的生病与离世，我才体会到临终决策的复杂性。作为一名肿瘤护理从业者，我接受过关于预立医疗指示的培训。我明白其重要性以及为何需要它们。然而，我自己家庭的经历让我明白，这样的规划并不总能战胜死亡所伴随的一系列情感、家庭动态及其他现实情况。
