According to a doctor in the documentary, people come to intensive care to die. (Lyman et al, 2011) As life-sustaining technology has become available, the decision to end life has become much more complicated and more people die in hospitals than anywhere else. (Lyman et al, 2011) The story of Marthe, an 86-year-old dementia patient, struck me while watching the documentary because I recently put my great-grandmother through the same situation. (Lyman et al, 2011) Marthe entered the intensive care unit and was intubated for two weeks while her family members decided whether to perform a tracheotomy or remove her from life support. (Lyman et al, 2011) The family had a hard time deciding because the doctors could keep Marthe alive if they asked. Marthe was eventually taken off the ventilator and to everyone's surprise, she was able to breathe, but a day later she could no longer do so and has now been on life support for a year. (Lyman et al, 2011) Another patient I was particularly interested in was John Moloney, a 53-year-old multiple myeloma patient who had tried all forms of treatment without success. (Lyman et al, 2011) Despite everything he tried, he still wanted treatment so he could live and return home to his family, but he found himself