Even when patients work to protect themselves, their fate lies within the troubled medical system. What's frightening is that Pat and I are both educated people. We know the questions to ask. There need to be changes in the system. Medical care is an art more than a science.
Opinions differ on treatment.
Success is not guaranteed. Nurses and doctors are overworked. Paperwork is mislaid. The wrong drug is packaged exactly like the right one. And when disputes arise, it is often left to the courts to decide complicated medical issues.