‘‘The reason we’re even having any of this discussion is we don’t want him to suffer, and I can look at your faces and know that there’s a ton of compassion and love for this gentleman. . .our job is to find out what his wishes are and try to abide by that.
So we have a job to keep you all informed and educated, [and] we have a job to make sure he’s not suffering because of what we’re doing to him.’’