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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Brumar89 who wrote (7771)7/25/2009 1:36:54 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
Currently I don't need an advance directive as my wife and I have power of attorney for each other's medical treatments in case an accident or illness leaves one of us unable to communicate. At some point as I age I probably will decline any or all of hospitalization or a tube feed or antibiotics. It will depend on the outlook for the expected length and quality of my life.

Less than two years ago my mother's health deteriorated to the point where she required the care of a nursing home. After hospitalization she signed an advance directive stating that she did not wish any further hospitalization. She made that decision after a meeting that included her, her doctor, myself and the nursing home social worker.

She was not urged to make that particular choice but did so after sufficient discussion. As she had a second stroke a few weeks later I was glad that she had made that choice and know that it was the right choice for her.

I would not urge anyone to decide in any specific way but I would urge them to decide while they still have a choice.

Would you, or would you urge a loved one, to sign an order years in advance declining antibiotic use, transfer to a hospital if your condition worsened, declining nutrition and hydration?
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