In this raw and personal episode, I unpack one of my biggest pet peeves: when patients reject medical advice, deny treatment options, or lash out at healthcare professionals—only to face the fallout later. We’ll talk about how patient self-determination, while a vital right, can sometimes lead to devastating consequences like being removed from the transplant list or increasing life-threatening comorbidities.

I firmly believe that taking responsibility for your care isn’t optional—it’s survival. This one’s for those walking the line between freedom and fear, and for the caregivers and clinicians caught in the middle. Let’s have the complicated conversation together.

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