I’d make a lousy doctor

[pisceandreamer]

Cause I’m not keen on playing God.

My grandmother has pneumonia.  It does not surprise me that this happened, I have actually been expecting it.

I did not expect that the care center would put her on antibiotics for it.  They say it is pallative, but in an 88 year old woman with end-stage dementia and very clear advance directives, antibiotics are

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[dantheserene]

The Schmuck option is letting the doctors decide what *they* want to do.

[pisceandreamer]

Very true. The house doc at the care center has been on my shit list for a while. Fortunately the hospice nurses have no issues with ratting her out to me when she does something stupid.

Feeling better also cause a friend just called and they did the antibiotic route once w/their Mom - he said it totally wasn't worth it.