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Op-Ed: Think you want to die at home? You might want to think twice about that

Illustration of a caregiving woman and her at-home patient.
(Nathan Gray / For The Times)
By Nathan Gray
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Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University School of Medicine and an artist who draws comics on medical topics.

Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
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Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
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Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
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Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)
Series of Illustrations by Nathan Gray for his op-ed on the failings of end-of-life home care for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. Gray is an assistant professor of medicine and palliative care at Duke University Center and an artist who draws comics on medical topics. (Nathan Gray / For The Times)

(Nathan Gray / For The Times)

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