With Mandela, end-of-life care dilemmas magnified

Your Health Matters

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 30, 2012 file photo, South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela, left, receives a torch to celebrate the African National Congress' centenary from ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete, right, in Mandela's home village of Qunu in rural eastern South Africa. Mandela's wife Graca is at center. The emotional pain and practical demands facing Mandela's family are universal: confronting the final days of an elderly loved one. There are no rules for how or when the end may arrive. Some choose to let go with little medical interference; others seek aggressive medical care. Mandela's status as a respected global figure only complicates the situation, doctors and end-of-life experts say. (AP Photo/Lulamile Feni-Daily Dispatch, Lulamile Feni, File)CHICAGO (AP) — The emotional pain and practical demands facing Nelson Mandela's family are universal: confronting the final days of an elderly loved one. There are no rules for how or when the end may arrive. Some choose to let go with little medical interference; others seek aggressive treatment. Mandela's status as a respected global figure only complicates the situation, doctors and end-of-life experts say.

facebookShare on Facebook
TwitterTweet
FollowFollow us
PinterestSave