Medical breakthroughs have given new hope to patients whose illnesses were once considered fatal. But for many patients with uncertain life expectancies, major decisions -- from marriage to career choices -- can sometimes be more complicated. Join Kojo for a discussion on modern medicine and living with illness.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2005-11-10/living-serious-illness
Living With Serious Illness
Listen Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Health, Society
CD or 
TRANSCRIPT of this program.
Guests
Dr. Michael Brody
Child psychiatrist in private practice; Also teaches at the University of Maryland
Harriet McBryde Johnson
Attorney and Author, "Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales From Life"; Living with neuromuscular disease
Mitch Greenberg
Owner, Central Roofing and Siding in Rockville; Living with cystic fibrosis
Dr. Frenk Guni
Senior Consultant for Research and International Programs, National Association of People with AIDS; Living with HIV
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