Nevadans deserve options at the end of their lives - The Nevada Independent

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Nevadans deserve options at the end of their lives - The Nevada Independent

As a family physician, in practice now for almost 40 years, I have cared for many people as they reached the end of their lives. Death comes in many forms — sometimes quickly and painlessly and sometimes prolonged or with great suffering. My desire to address this suffering led to my interest in hospice and palliative care. I became board certified in 2007. I practice hospice in California and Nevada. It was a great relief to me when California …