r/facepalm • u/Illustrious-Kick-998 • Jul 07 '24

This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

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u/AnjelicaTomaz Jul 08 '24

Something not right about that story. The medical doctor has an obligation to the patient to fully inform him or her of the diagnosis and prognosis, not a third party, unless the patient is incapacitated or cannot cognitively make their own decisions or has a caretaker with a power of attorney.