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A patient that changed my practice
End-of-life care
  1. Arani Nitkunan
  1. Neurology Department, Croydon University Hospital, Croydon, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Arani Nitkunan, Neurology Department, Croydon University Hospital, Croydon, UK; anitkunan{at}nhs.net

Abstract

My 96-year-old aunt taught me so much about end-of-life care. As doctors dealing with long-term neurological conditions, our relationships with patients over many years should enable us to be much more involved in helping them make decisions about the ceilings of treatment.

  • HEALTH POLICY & PRACTICE
  • QUALITY OF LIFE

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https://doi.org/10.1136/pn-2023-004075

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    • Contributors AN is the sole author.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed by Emma Husbands, Gloucester, UK.

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