Keeping balance in the face of death

Richard Zaner

pp. 15-25

in: Clinical ethics and the necessity of stories, Berlin, Springer, 2011

Abstract

Some years ago, I provided an ethics consult at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that is indelibly marked on my memory. In what follows, I will tell that story, but must first note that, to respect and protect the privacy of all those involved, I have altered all identifying characteristics, with the exception of myself.