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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why was the husband of the dying woman so pushy about her going home when she clearly wanted to stay in the hospital and felt more comfortable there? [/quote]

Several reasons. He, and the kids, know/believe that once admitted to the hospital, she may never come home again. They are clinging to their wife/mother and afraid to let her go. The husband also probably has a lot of survivor guilt, watching his wife suffer as much as she has, and is punishing himself by insisting on being the one to care for her. This is probably caught up in feelings of guilt/fear about her dying and him raising the kids without her, perhaps idealizing the parent she would have been to them if she had not gotten sick and feeling his own efforts never live up to that image.

If she stays at home, it's horrible for everyone, including her, but it also means her kids get little moments with her before she dies. It means her husband can focus his time and energy on caring for her, which probably distracts him from really feeling the loss that is coming. Really think what it would be like to be in your house without your wife, mother, knowing she'd never come back. It would be crushing.

It's good the doctors and nurses are advocating for Roxy's wish to stay at the hospital. She is their patient. But the idea that her family is being selfish is unfair to them. They just want more time with her. They are afraid of losing her.

It's a terrible situation for everyone. It reminds me of two storylines from season 1 -- the kid who overdosed on fentanyl and was brain dead, and the struggle for his parents to commit to organ donation; and the story of the adult children of the man who was dying and their debate over whether to intubate him and then whether to take him off life support. In both cases, a family member had to make a difficult decision about end-of-life on behalf of their loved one, while also working through their own grief. The show has real empathy for both the patient and the loved one in these situations. It's one of the hardest parts about watching the show but also one of the most valuable things it does.[/quote]

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