Quote from J.D. in My ABC's
J.D.: Mrs. Fremont. Your husband doesn't have a minor infection. It's the cancer. His body is basically shutting down. Mrs. Fremont: He's dying? J.D.: I'm sorry. Mrs. Fremont: No. No. No, he's been doing so well. No. It's not time yet. There must be something that you can do. J.D.: Well, we can make him comfortable. But, by the end of the night, he won't be able to breath on his own. Mrs. Fremont: So, you'll put him on a machine. J.D.: I'm not sure you want to do that. Mrs. Fremont: Why? Why wouldn't I want to do that? Why wouldn't I want to do anything I can to keep him alive? J.D.: [v.o.] This was going to be rough on Denise, but I knew it was something she had to get through to become a more compassionate doctor. Denise: Look, here's the deal. If you make us intubate him, we're probably also going to have to shove a catheter in his lungs. And that sort of thing usually leads to an infection and antibiotics and then, before you know it, his kidneys are toast. So, even with all our poking and prodding, we're still not going to slow down his cancer. So, you'll finally sign the DNR. But, by then, he would have suffered way more than he needed to, because you were just too selfish to let him go. J.D.: The real Jo never would have done that.