[Gathnet] Eli's 'shloshim' and unveiling

[Scott McClatchey]

judy white wrote:

>I have told some people about the difficulty I had in
>the hospital where while most of the staff were very
>good and compassionate in their care, some were not
>so…I had some good contact with the head doctor there
>at the time so I decided to write her a letter.  I was
>very surprised when she called me and invited me to
>come and meet with her.  I told her that my purpose
>was not to point a blaming finger but to try and save
>others from some of the difficulties we had gone
>through.  I suggested that maybe a staff caring for
>people in their last hours should undergo more special
>training for this very difficult task…I do believe she
>will see to it that more is done to improve the
>situation.  I am very glad doctors like her are
>around…
>
>Judy
>  
>
This was a good and brave thing for you to do, Judy. You are not alone 
in noticing this problem. In California a law was passed 2 years ago 
that requires all physicians to have 12 courses in end-of-life care, 
addressing these very issues.