Tragic. My friend in Canada says 80% of medical spending is in the last 20% of the lives of Canadians.

I read a similar story a few years ago,probably from HN, about a woman whose husband suffered a severe stroke. While he was in the hospital, the doctors told her he needed a pacemaker. Without thinking she said "of course" but she unknowing extended his life by 10 years because of this error. And he only got worse to the point where she wished he would die, which made her feel even more guilty. A truly horrible situation that no one should be put in, but we are because we have the technology and the misbegotten notion that everyone should live, even st the expense of life.