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Inside Out Documentaries:The Quality of Death, End of Life Care in America
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Photo Credits

Intensive Care

Intensive Care
Danilo at Shands Medical Center Intensive Care Unit, Gainsville, Fl. - emilio labrador/Flickr
Danilo is comforted by family members as they provide support. The overhead lighting in reflected by the oxygen tube at the level of the subjects face. His outstretched hand on the pillow is especially expressive. The members surrounding the patient are wearing scrubs and blue gloves that add color to the otherwise somber hospital surroundings in the intensive care unit.

Goodbye

Goodbye
Holding the hand of my father on his deathbed at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, November 29, 2008 - Flatbush Gardener/Flickr
He was on palliative care, only oxygen and pain medication to keep him comfortable. Except for a brief moment of recognition later that Saturday, he was already gone. His heart stopped at 5:15am this morning, December 1, 2008, after prolonged illness.

Gerard Kreussling, 1931-2008, December 1, 2008

Lubbock Heart Hospital, Dec 16-17, 2005

Lubbock Heart Hospital, Dec 16-17, 2005
My mom's heart monitor while recovering from having a couple of stints put in. - brykmantra/Flickr
My mom's heart monitor while recovering from having a couple of stints put in.

Kingston General Hospital

Kingston General Hospital
...on connell 3 - julep67/Flickr
...on connell 3


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