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MOMENT OF TRUTH
Prior to this era of organ donation and end-of-life directives, it was not commonplace for physicians to inform patients that there was nothing else they could do for them. It was thought that patients should be spared the anguish of knowing that they were about to die. From the dying patients’ perspective, they generally asked for little detail, not wanting to get any answers in return. However, this attitude of sparing and denial changed about two decades ago, when death became an acceptable subject between doctor nd patient. This change in attitude was precipitated by cultural, political, and medical changes, and it introduced the notion that the patient has the right to know everything that his or her doctor does.
Changing cultural attitudes have affected everything about how we deal with death. At the Moser Funeral Home, we understand that each family’s needs are different. We listen to you to hear what your concerns are, and we respect and respond to those concerns. Call 3473431, 233 Broadview Ave., Warrenton, 24-hours a day.
“The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they can endure life.”
Lucan
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