On Thu 27 Jul, 2017 9:35 am Deepa Mohan, <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 8:30 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I occasionally listen to the Tim Ferris podcast, and I found last week's > > episode [1] particularly fascinating. It's a panel of people giving their > > take on the question "how does one decide when to quit and when to > > persist". I recommend listening to the episode, but my intention in > posting > > here is to ask the community the same thing. > > > > How do *you* decide when to quit and when to persist? > > > > Udhay > > > > [1] https://tim.blog/2017/07/23/when-to-quit/ > > > > To float the thread out a bit, this has been on my mind lately in the > context of treating major illness. When does someone (or that someone's > caregiver) decide to quit the treatment? Is medical treatment of an illness > a process that must be done to the point where the ill person is suffering > terribly? > > The question is further complicated by human equations and judgements. It's > all right if I myself make the decision to quit going to the doctors and > hospitals; but what if it's my family member who has to make the call, and > is considered to be cruel or uncaring in doing so? > > I have a friend whose mother has refused further treatment,but is > suffering immense pain. My friend and her family members are facing a lot > of criticism for "allowing" this...even when it's clear that it was the > mother who made the decision....and they are unable to be clear about > whether they are right in supporting the lady, or not. It's leading to > intense friction and trauma in the family relationships. > > Deepa. > > > > > -- > > > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((via phone)) > > > Reminds me of Tamil saying: "Tie hair to mountain and pull hard. If it moves, congratulation, you now have a mountain. If it doesn't, you just lost your hair" As long as hair and mountains are there, why not keep trying? >
