re: Is The Doctor Wrong?

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If somebody has a condition that the life expectancy is just their early 20's.

The dr. tells this to the patient & her parent during a visit.

The parent gets mad at the dr. for the girl to hear this.


I say the dr. is in a "Catch 22" scenario because if he DIDN'T say anything & the unfortunate happens, he'll be blamed for that decision.

Thoughts?

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There's never a good time nor a good way to inform a 15yr old that their time is limited, believing so is a myth.

Considering that the girl is 15 (per other posts), there's nothing else the doctor could do. I get the parent's being upset, but it's the doctor's job to inform their patient if the patient is able to understand the diagnosis. The parent is just focusing their grief into blaming the doctor for simply doing their job.