In the novel it was very clear that the doctors and other staff involved with Patrick were afraid of telling Patrick the truth and didn’t want to believe that he was inevitably going to die. These doctors and nurses had grown too attached to Patrick. Patrick was told just enough about what was going on with him, but he did not receive enough information to help him make good decisions about the next steps in his healthcare. As a fifteen year old, Patrick should have been old enough to hear all the information from the doctors so that he could make a decision about how he wanted the doctors to continue with his healthcare, but the doctors didn’t give him all the information and they were wanting to know how he was feeling without giving him
