[Perspectives] In search of Mangomoments

After waking up from coma in the intensive care unit (ICU), Viviane described how hard it was lying in bed all the time, what the grey ceiling looked like, how she heard the voices of deceased family members, and why she thought about euthanasia. Her reflections were captured in a documentary by a journalist who was an observer for 2 weeks at an ICU in a major teaching hospital. Following a tense silence, and being emotional as she was touched by Viviane's story, the journalist asked “Is there something I can do now for you, that would make you happy?”.
Source: The Lancet Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research