A member asked:

Help me cope with pain of not taking grandma to er when she was dying. i didn't now. then emt came and was too late.?

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Dr. James Marx answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Death not Emergency: When death is expected as the end stage of any disease or even a normal life, it is not an emergency. The dying should be allowed to die in dignity when any additional measures are considered futile. There is a big difference in extending life and extending death-as a society we sometimes mistake the difference.It sounds to me like you did the right thing and don't need to feel guilty now.

Answered 10/3/2016

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