There would be some risks, particularly of developing a fever and of bleeding as his white blood cells and platelets drop. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. The chances that he would get another opportunity to dance with his daughter were smaller still. “I can’t imagine a better reason to be treated as an outpatient than a daddy-daughter dance,” I told them. But more important than that, because we’ve lived more of our own lives, I hope we also recognize when what’s meaningful to our patients trumps anything medical that we can offer.

Source: New York Times May 03, 2018 16:52 UTC