By hearing "palliative care", many of you think that I will try to make everybody DNR/I and discourage all the aggressive chemo/surgery/treatments. Don& #39;t you?

That& #39;s not true. That& #39;s not my job.

My job is to match the treatment and their unique goals.

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If a patient chooses DNR for an unreasonable reason, I would encourage them to change it to full code.

If a patient refuses an LVAD due to irrational fear, I would persuade them to do it.

In order to find their goal, we have to fully listen to them.

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I& #39;m OK if they choose full-court press until the very end, as long as I did my best to explain all the available options, and most likely outcomes of those options.

I& #39;m NOT OK, though, if they choose it by the lack of conversations, or bcz I couldn& #39;t explain clearly.

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