Quote Originally Posted by morbidT View Post
I can't tell you how many times I've heard docs say, "the prognosis does not look good. Your loved one is very sick," when they just got done with neurological function tests that showed the person was actually DEAD. They need to explain it and not beat around the bush. Let the family start the grieving process and don't string them along.
Yeah. Letting them down easy is a horrible thing to do. "I'm sorry. She's gone" would be so much kinder in the long run.