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Optimistic bias by a family member charged with healthcare decisions can be a barrier for your wishes to be carried out. Learn how to avoid it in your advance care planning: https://bit.ly/499XQqa
When Families Don’t Hear the Truth: Why We Ignore Poor Prognoses
When someone we love is critically ill, we hang on every word from the medical team. But research shows something surprising and unsettling: when the prognosis is poor, many families simply don’t hear it. Not because they aren’t listening, and not because doctors aren’t communicating clearly, but because human psychology steps in to protect us from unbearable news.
Learn Important Facts to Guide You in Your Advance Care Planning
Listen to learn more about this phenomenon and important considerations when you chose your healthcare decisionmaker. We also rebroadcast the S4E52 episode about preparing your paperwork for decisionmakers to speak for you when you are unable to.
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Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)

Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)

Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)