End your letters with real feeling not empty salutations
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Man With Diabetes Dies After Legal Battle Over End Of Life
Peter Cinque, 41, a blind, disabled Long Island man, sought to end dialysis at home with family support. A judge ruled he was competent to stop treatment, Lydia Hall Hospital halted life support, and Cinque died in the hospital alone, with kin at Elm Street house.
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Mary Biondo
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Taiwan
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When to revive a patient becomes legal dilemma
The debate centers on do not resuscitate orders in hospitals. Experts note in hospital CPR is complex and may involve tubes, shocks, drugs, and rare pacemakers. Courts weigh patient wishes, quality of life, and hopeless prognosis in applying DNR decisions.
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Hastings Center
Hastings-on-Hudson
N.Y
American Heart Association
National Academy of Sciences
Massachusetts Court of Appeals
Minnesota
Massachusetts Supreme Court
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