Fear of Regrets
A physician’s thoughts for a parent who is afraid of making ‘a wrong decision.’
Physician Dr. Kate Nelson, who specializes in parental decision-making, offers concrete suggestions to parents who are worried they may make a wrong decision in the face of uncertainty: talk about what you do know now in this moment; are there situations that would NOT be acceptable to you? What are you going to do with the information you will get with a test?
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A physician’s thoughts for a parent who is afraid of making ‘a wrong decision.’
A bereaved mom: “I battled with guilt for a long time. Did we do her a disservice by keeping her on this earth for 5 months? I am learning to relinquish that because we had no clue.”
Regret re decision-making about interventions: “If we as parents center our child’s experience [not our fear of guilt], with every choice, I don’t see how we can go wrong.”
“It was a journey of contradictions.” Regrets and no regrets.
