Do you have a living will?
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DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
10 comments:
Dont need a living will Obama is taking everything and distributing it.
Now some people would say thats a loaded question.
Actually it is an oxymoron, but that is splitting hairs isn't it? Yes, my wife and I have taken care of this, as any responsible parent should. I am a big enough SOB already, why jam somebody you love up needlessly?
yes all my belonging's will be going to my hero joe albero
I am an organ donor and when ever I am asked this question when entering the hospital for a procedure or whatever. I tell them straight up. I HAVE THE WILL TO LIVE!!! I alway feared I would go in for a simple minor procedure and somewhere down the hall Joey needs an organ and someone would get a wild hair and try and take mine. So there it is I have a living will-will to live. When the Lord above takes me then you may have my organs as I promised not before. Thank you.
A living will does not refer to one's belongings, 1:41 (Note that "belongings should not contain an apostrophe). Rather, it dictates what measures you would or would not like taken in your last hours. For example, do you want to be kept on life support, no matter what, or would you prefer that no extraordinary measures be taken to keep you alive? If your wishes are not spelled out, and you are not in a condition to give the doctor your wishes, then the decision falls to your next of kin. Everyone should have a power of attorney for medical decisions as well as a power of attorney for legal decisions. When my wife passed away, I took care of drawing up a medical power-of-attorney document so that my children would not be burdened with making those hard decisions.
No. I feel they are unnecessary. Rarely is the medical profession going to go against a family's wishes and keep someone alive due to the cost. Not everyone is Mrs Von Bulow who had the millions it took to keep her alive for 30 yrs in a persistent vegetative state.
Shell, I'm fairly certain I have read somewhere of what you fear happening.
Most living will are useless because they are so general and generic.
They need be very specific to be effective. It needs to be spelled out which life saving measures are to be witheld such as antibiotics, hydration, ventilation, etc.
My husband and I both have a living will; however I do question whether or not this covers EMT personnel. The living will we executed came from the Md govt page.
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