In the texts “How Doctors Die” by Ken Murray, M.D. and “The Dead Book” by Jane Churchon, they both show how they both care for their patients and hope they die peacefully. They both don’t really say that they care for their patients and hope they die peacefully, but their actions show it. In “How Doctors Die”, the author states that he tries his best when there’s a patient that he has to take care of. Murray says “Should I have been more forceful at times? I know that some of those transfers still haunt me. One of the patients of whom I was most fond was an attorney from a famous political family. She had severe diabetes and terrible circulation, and, at one point, she developed a painful sore on her foot. Knowing the hazards of hospitals, I did everything I could to keep her from resorting to surgery”. This quote shows that the doctor cares about their patients by doing everything they can at their will. He also says …show more content…
He says “But I make sure to tread Mrs.Jones’s body with the same respect that I would afford a living, breathing patients. I always imagine her soul sitting in the coner of the hospital room in one of our living, breathing patient. I always imagine her soul sitting in the corner of the hospital room in one of our beige visitor chairs, invisible to the age but listening with her large, warty ears”. This quote shows that he has much respect for his patients and he just wants them to die in peace by not disrespecting their dead body. He also says “I like to take my time when I pronounce someone dead. I talk to the patients I’m about to pronounce , even though they’re dead. ‘Mrs.Jones’, I might say, ‘I’m just going to listen to your heart’, before I touch the plastic/stethoscope to her chest”. This quote shows that he cares about his patients even if they are dead, he still has respect for