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(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

The kidney doctor sat next to Judy Garrett\u2019s father, looking into his face, her hand on his arm. There are things I can do for you, she told the 87-year-old man, but if I do them I\u2019m not sure you will like me very much.<\/p>\n

The word \u201cdeath\u201d wasn\u2019t mentioned, but the doctor\u2019s meaning was clear: There was no hope of recovery from kidney failure. Garrett\u2019s father listened quietly. \u201cI want to go home,\u201d he said. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kaiser Health News is a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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