Dying Like a Dog

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

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.

MeSH terms

  • Emotions
  • Hospice Care*
  • Humans
  • Pastoral Care*
  • Suicide, Assisted*
  • Terminal Care*