title: Lessons from a courageous dying patient.
abstract: The atypical reaction of a patient to the news of her terminal illness raises a number of questions about care for the dying.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center. brsaab@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Saab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seoud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013727:Terminal Care