The caregivers feel valued and affirmed in their skills and knowledge. The nurses are allowed autonomy. They have earned the respect and confidence of the physician through their performance. John's relative health indicates he is receiving top quality care. John has been home for the last 15 months attached to a ventilator without the need for an emergency room visit or hospital stay.
Friends visit without restrictions.
A few still visit regularly. Most of the time his only companions are the ever vigilant nurses. Top priority is to keep John out of the hospital. He has left specific orders that he not be hospitalized or resuscitated. He and his health care team agree that he would probably not survive long in that climate.