GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

There’s all this stuff that we’re supposed to be doing at that stage of life and then you add the complexity of the serious illness. It is really difficult for the patients and the families. Abby: I think Andrea, you’re hitting on adolescence is super hard. Young adulthood is super hard. Thoughts on that?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. And she couldn’t control her husband’s illness the way it was heading towards his death. Summary Transcript Summary Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

And really, I mean, so for example, if a social worker were doing this listening, perhaps there are family dynamics or psychosocial needs that they would be attuned to, whereas I as a physician might have something else I pay attention to. But all of us need to be able to listen deeply. So there is this overlap.

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