Internist Writes Novel Illustrating Problems Facing End of Life Care
An Internist practicing in Santa Monica, California, Dr. Robert Ashley M.D. has published a novel illustrating the need for end of life care preparations. With complexity of family arrangements due to divorce, remarriage, grown children living in distant places, legal instruments like Advance Directives and Powers of Attorney can fail to meet the needs of a terminally ill or non-communicative patient when instructions and deciding parties are not kept up with current wishes and relevant relationships.