The coronavirus crisis has left little to no time for important discussions with those in hospice care — about whether they want the treatment that could save them or wish to do without it.
For Dr. Antonio Dajer from New York, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first massive medical crisis spent in an emergency room. He was there for 9/11 and, before that, the AIDS epidemic.
“We are collecting from every person of goodwill,” says a Roman Catholic priest who started a low-cost clinic. “We are not expecting a miracle. We hope to create a place where people feel respected.”