As I'd noted above, I think that's the most valuable and insightful article of Jake's series. Some really powerful messages, both on the medical side (what does and doesn't work, and how and why) and the psychological one (people in desperate circumstances virtually always cling to hope and agency).

(I'm wanting to do a proper write-up of that but am still organising my own thoughts. Meantime I can just strongly urge people to read the piece.)