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. 2023 Jun;77(2):123-125.
doi: 10.1177/15423050221136803. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Dying Like a Dog

David George Rinaldi  1
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Dying Like a Dog

David George Rinaldi. J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Discussion surrounding the terminal care of an individual hospice patient. This includes the patient's reflections, his dissatisfaction, from his perspective, with inadequate end-of-life care, and his thoughts on assisted suicide. The author also discusses the spiritual aspects of this unusual encounter.

Keywords: Hospice; assisted suicide; patient.

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