On Tuesday, January 16, 2018, the NBC TV show “Chicago Med” had a story that included a woman with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The same woman had appeared in a previous episode where some details were given of PSP. In last week’s show, the patient had pneumonia. There was lots of discussion of a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order and being placed on a ventilator. The patient died.
One person on an online support group said that last week’s TV show gave her a good opening to discuss pneumonia, end-of-life treatment, and the topic of a DNR with her spouse with PSP.
There was also some discussion online about how the lady with PSP had no problems with cognition, speech, or her eyes.
Here’s a link to Tuesday’s episode:
www.nbc.com/chicago-med/video/over-troubled-water/3649706
Robin