

Musings on Mortality: Death-phobic culture lingers in 'grey zone'
Recently, I experienced what I can only call a parallel universe. I was in a neonatal intensive care unit to visit a mother and her extremely premature and critical newborn. This newborn... Read more. #neonatalintensivecareunit #ICU #deathphobic #medicaltechnology #mortality #empathy #compassion #grayzone #neonatologist #thanatology


Musings on Mortality: Life-or-death decisions in the 'grey zone'
The "life-at-all-costs" mentality that we have in our death-phobic culture applies not only to the elderly, but to newborns as well. Not surprisingly, the two most lucrative sources of medical... Read more. #neonatalintensivecareunit #ICU #deathphobic #medicaltechnology #mortality #empathy #compassion #grayzone #neonatologist #thanatology