The Problem of Suffering
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The ICU seems to exhale between shifts, leaving only rhythmic alarms, ventilator sighs, and the faint hum of the ECMO pump to remind us that lives are being borrowed, not owned. A 20-year-old man lies in the bed, newly diagnosed with end-stage heart failure. He had been healthy, athletic; now he is drowning in his own body. The escalating pressors give his skin a grayish translucence, as if life is retreating from the surface inward. We talk about transplant candidacy and bridge therapies. His mother is folded into the recliner, clutching her phone. She watches the monitor as if it’s …
Fields of Study & Subjects
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
Palliative and Oncologic Care
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Volume
- 179
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 455–456
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN