A Doctor's House Call

WHEN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW Seda made the painful and difficult decision to discontinue treatment for ovarian cancer and start hospice care at home, my partner and I, her caretakers, were anxious about leaving behind her superb healthcare team at Massachusetts General Hospital. All through the two-year process of her illness, we had relied on her doctor and nurses to answer questions at any time of day or night. How would we manage without them?