Quotes About Prognosis

Some doctors who specialize in the care of geriatric patients have told me that there are rare occasions when they have heard a very old, sick, and frail person announce, "I'm going to die today." And the individual did. But it doesn't happen often.

Sallie said, "One: name the disease. Tell the truth about the prognosis. Two: reassure the children that they didn't cause it. Three: tell them everything the doctors are doing to help. Four: don't hide anything." After growing up on the wisdom "Don't tell

feedforward — an understanding of what is going to happen before it happens.[17]

I feel great, the prognosis is excellent.

She was expected to recover, but the prognosis was uncertain as to whether she might have

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

Dissociative Disorders have a high rate of responsiveness to therapy and that with proper treatment, their prognosis is quite good.

Children who are grieving the loss of a former attachment, or are displaying ambivalence or resistance toward their adoptive parents, do not suddenly bond. Attachment doesn't just happen; it grows. How quickly depends on a number of factors, including the number and quality of prior attachments; parenting strategies; age; and the severity of pre-placement neglect or other forms of abuse. Any prognosis is at best an educated guess.