Doctors know their industry intimately and are making decisions with information that is usually not available for patients or their families. With a recent cancer scare in my life, I told my wife I would not be breaking the bank to chase every last possibility. Fortunately for me, it turned out the tumor was not cancerous but it did cost me my left kidney through a surgical removal of both the kidney and the tumor.
...”Doctors know their industry intimately”.....
With all due respect, Bird, doctors don’t work in an “industry”. Instead, medicine is a calling to most. I know this intimately as I am the grandson, nephew, son, and spouse of physicians. I work in the medical field, and know many, many physicians. While there are some bad apples, as in every field of endeavor, the vast majority of physicians I’ve known are caring, dedicated, highly trained people who essentially give their lives to their art and their patients. It is very stressful for much of the time and I daresay a detriment to longevity. Perhaps that’s why doctors choose to die differently, if this article is accurate. I don’t know and wouldn’t hazard a guess to that end.