The Fall

JAMA. 2023 Aug 15;330(7):595-596. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.13852.
No abstract available

Plain language summary

In this narrative medicine essay, a palliative medicine physician learns firsthand how to listen to her mother’s end-of-life wishes amid the waves of loss and the noise of the treatment options being offered.

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mother-Child Relations*
  • Mothers*
  • Terminal Care* / methods
  • Terminal Care* / psychology