Nov 12, 2013
On the November 12, 2013 episode of Boomer Generation
Radio, Rabbi Address speaks with Dr Lauren Van Scoy, author of
Last Wish: Stories to Inspire a Peaceful Passing
About Dr. Van Scoy
- Dr. Lauren Van Scoy
Dr. Van Scoy is a practicing Pulmonary and Critical Care physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She is also a writer, researcher, speaker, wife and mother.
Early on in her medical residency years, Dr. Van Scoy developed
an interest in critical care with a focus on end-of-life
issues. Facing critically ill patients on a daily basis in
the intensive care unit, she found herself developing a deep
emotional attachment to her patients and their families as she
participated in their care during the end of life. She
developed knowyourwishes.com as a platform to help future
patients and their families prepare for inevitable end-of-life
decisions and challenges. Dr. Van Scoy's book,
Last Wish: Stories to Inspire a Peaceful Passing
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