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    June 4, 2009
    Published by Rob Butcher at June 4, 2009
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    A story that illustrates the concept of “futility”

    A story that illustrates a discussion about futility This story concerns a patient, a youngish man who has a diagnosis of ALS (or Lou Gehrig’s disease.) […]
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