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How To Talk About The End Of Life In The Age Of The Coronavirus

A ventilator in Hamburg, Germany, on March 25, 2020. (Axel Heimken/AFP/Getty Images)
A ventilator in Hamburg, Germany, on March 25, 2020. (Axel Heimken/AFP/Getty Images)

Geriatrician Louise Aronson (@LouiseAronson) says conversations about rationing ventilators too frequently dismiss what the patient wants.

Aronson and host Robin Young discuss why everyone at risk from the coronavirus should fill out an advance health care directive to get the best possible end of life care.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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