Soundings
Soundings
Staying put
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7266.969/a (Published 14 October 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:969- Trisha Greenhalgh, general practitioner
- London
She had had what is known in the trade as a “fair innings.” It was 15 years since my predecessor first raised the suggestion that she would be more comfortable in a residential home. She had resisted. Long before it became a standard package option for octogenarians, she had negotiated with a mortgage company to release her assets, and paid for home adaptations and a long string of live-in helpers. Today, she was dying—in a triumphant sort …
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