How do you possibly begin to approach the dificult task of telling someone that they're dying?

Question

I mean for real, like doctors...how do you casually mention that to somebody with out sounding too carefree or too devastated about it?

Answer 1

I guess it just comes with practice. You have to learn not to try and treat them like a child. Sometimes it's better to just come right out with it. Of course, you always offer for them to get a second opinion, which might still provide some hope for them. Either way, I'm sure it's hard to do.

Answer 2

It is a very hard thing to do. No matter how it comes across, when it does get communicated, the weight is now on the family and that is when the "how to" becomes more important. I've listened to my husband and his colleagues talk about this, of course with all confidence and respect for the patient/dying and it seems that being honest, sincere, caring and present are simple (but really really hard) basic things that need to be done.

So, the casualness it easily corrected and again after the word is out, THAT is when the humanity is most important but the weight is now on the loved ones. Hard but true.

The hardest part from what I've heard is dealing with people who are in denial and who refuse to believe what may happen and usually does happen eventually.
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Answer 3

Wow, now here's a thinker. Well in school you're given many psychology classes and speaking classes on the right way to say it and handle it. It sucks all of the time, and to be known as a death bringer even if you didn't kill their loved one or are responsible for it, just blows. I hate it when people get violent, I've been hit because I couldn't bring someone back from the dead. There's a lot more to it but it comes with the territory. It's a job. But the only thing you can do is just work your hardest to not have to give that news.

Answer 4

I don't know how doctors do it. The hardest thing I ever had to do was call some clients to cancel meetings because our quality manager had been killed in a freak accident over the weekend. It was horrible...It's really hard to tell someone (and in this case there was no close family ties) that someone else is dead; it's so final. I guess I just wanted to be in denial and having to verbalize it made it real. I was fresh out of school at the time and it was a rude awakening.

Answer 5

because psychological hospitals etc, are for individuals that both require couple of minutes period care because they are unable to address reality, Or for lengthy time period care because their households won't be able to or received't take care of them because of lack of archives of a thanks to assist loved ones.they are finished or close to skill proper this second, and gadgets are being closed down. Its not an proper difficulty yet until eventually we get extra centers, baby sex offenders could in simple terms be despatched to prisons. As to in being in some peoples genetic coding, i'm not confident even if locking someone up for existence previous to them having been evil is the answer. As for the newspapers, nicely of overdue i discover the suitable use is at the same time as the chippy wraps up the fish and chips.

Answer 6

There is no easy way, but it comes with the territory. It is something that has to be said, and more times than not the people being told have a good idea this is the case. Hearing it brings a tangible to deal with. Not what we want to deal with but what we must. It is better to be prepared to mentally come to the point of acceptance than dangle somewhere in between.

Answer 7

I don't think any doctor has any easy way to deal with this task. When my Dad was told he had Cancer, the Doc, who was friendly with my Dad as he (dad) worked on the ambulances and had a great personality, anyway the doctor actually was crying.
My dad had to cheer him up.
The surgeon, another one he was friendly with, was more professional yet caring. I don't know which I preferred. The urologist came to the funeral, wake and wrote Mom the nicest letter. It helped my mom knowing that Doctor's care past the file number.

Answer 8

There is no way a doctor can not devastate a loved one by telling them they or a loved one are dying. Doctors have to try to console the patients or their family. Once you tell someone that, there' no way they can not be shaken to their core. You just have to do your best to help them through it and console them.

Hope this helped.

Answer 9

Like they say, the best way to do it, is just to do it. There is no polite or casual way to tell a person that they are dying. I know if it were me, i would just want it be be straight up, no beating around the bush. Because that only makes it worse.

Answer 10

Reflect on their illness & how brave they have been & the good they have done. Patients have a peace about them just when they know what is going on. Death will come to us all some just sooner then others & no one wants to suffer.