the rate of motion and the length of the progression from a life-threatening condition to one’s demise. The lingering trajectory is frequently typical of long-term, terminally ill people who rarely are treated aggressively or by way of all-out remediation. In contrast, the predicted quick trajectory is an emergency scenario wherein life and death hang within the balance and any potential intervention may be tried.
TRAJECTORIES OF DYING: “The trajectories of dying, while interesting, are not in-depth enough to constitute material for a paper of this size.”