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kestrel91316

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13. I don't have a husband or mother. My sister knows full well how I feel and

Reply to Squinch (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 26, 2014, 09:32 PM

Jan 2014

we both felt the same about my mom's care in her final years.

If I wind up incapacitated, The hospital will have a real fight on their hands wresting control of me from my next-of-kin in order to keep my corpse breathing or keep me fed if I am in a vegetative state.

Next-of-kin gets medical power of attorney, not some corporation.

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"Did it get harder?" his mother said. "No. It just got different." elleng Jan 2014 #1

I'm glad he finally passed. I'm horrified at the thought he might have been kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #2

I feel the same way. bravenak Jan 2014 #3

Your stated wishes do no good. You need to put it in writing, and you need to be very Squinch Jan 2014 #4

WTF?!? Are you serious?? bravenak Jan 2014 #5

Totally serious. My mother had all the paperwork in place - living will, advanced directive, DNR - Squinch Jan 2014 #6

I see what they did there. bravenak Jan 2014 #7

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That's how I want to go out. I want a good exit at home with people who love me. bravenak Jan 2014 #9

. Squinch Jan 2014 #10

I like the way the Amish do it. They keep their elderly at home, living life to the fullest. kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #14

Do you have a will? Jim Lane Jan 2014 #15

I don't have a husband or mother. My sister knows full well how I feel and kestrel91316 Jan 2014 #13

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