title: "I wish things were different": expressing wishes in response to loss, futility, and unrealistic hopes.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 601 Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Quill
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Platt
mesh_terms: D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*