[Magdalen] Fwd: Breaking News Alert: Cancer has spread to brain, Jimmy Carter says

[Jay Weigel]

A lot of that goes back to something I said in another thread about doctors
not being honest with the patients and families, and why I don't
particularly like oncologists. As a nurse, I am pretty realistic about what
I would do any chemo or radiation for, and it's not a lot, even at my age.
I'd probably opt for radiation over chemo, given a choice.

Jimmy is a smart man. He knows what his options are, what the realities
are, and I think he'll know when to say "enough".

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Of course it is, and my last sentence indicated just that. I'm interested
> in having a more general conversation about ethics, resources, etc.
> When I was a hospital chaplain there were many situations where
> extraordinary or even futile measures were being taken on elderly patients,
> usually at the request of the family.
>
>
>
> > On Aug 20, 2015, at 11:07 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think it's up to Jimmy.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I'm just putting this out for discussion. A good friend and I were
> >> discussing the report that came out last week about Carter's
> cancer--before
> >> this latest information.
> >> She was of the opinion that it is a poor use of resources to treat
> him--or
> >> anyone--at this age. With Medicare the cost is being borne by taxpayers,
> >> and it would be more responsible to move to palliative care. Obviously,
> >> this is a highly personal decision, but
> >> what do you all think?
> >>
> >>>> On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Can I just say how much I hate cancer?
> >>>
> >>> You'll want to read the whole article.
> >>>
> >>> Eleanor
> >>>
> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> From: BostonGlobe.com <newsletters at bostonglobe.com>
> >>> Date: Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:42 AM
> >>> Subject: Breaking News Alert: Cancer has spread to brain, Jimmy Carter
> >> says
> >>> To: "eleanor.braun at gmail.com" <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> >>>
> >>> Former president Jimmy Carter says cancer that first was discovered as
> a
> >>> tumor on his liver also is on his brain, and he will undergo radiation
> >>> treatment.
> >>>
> >>> Carter said Thursday at a news conference in his first public remarks
> >> since
> >>> his diagnosis that he would undergo the first treatment later that day.
> >>>
> >>> To read more, visit: www.BostonGlobe.com
> >>> <
> >>
> http://links.bostonglobe.com/t.do?id=2126347:4330708:AD07700B-551E-4EA9-9146-D6ED17A3AA32
> >>
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