Then one day a 17 year old young man I will call“Mike”was admitted to our ICU in a coma and on a ventilator after a horrific car accident. The neurosurgeon who examined him predicted he would be dead by morning or become a “vegetable.” The doctor recommended that he not be resusci...
I honestly do not know how I would’ve handled such a decision had I been asked to make it, although she also had a living will and advanced directive. I do know, though, I would’ve been criticized, blamed, and called everything but a loving daughter by some of our other family me...
Like many of us, my mother had a living will, an advanced medical directive. She had named me her medical power of attorney years before she’d ever been sick. And if you or your loved ones don’t have such directives, I strongly urge you to get them. Because you never know when y...
Advanced care planning (ACP) has the potential to improve outcomes for people with dementia. The aim of this review is to establish the strength of the evidence and provide decision makers with a clear understanding of what is known about ACP for people living with dementia. Design Evidence ...
Speak with a lawyer and draw up a living will, designate your medical powers of attorney and set an advance directive. With the proper planning, you can make your transition to assisted care as seamless as possible
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Mr. Prakash’s dementia continued to wax and wane. Ms. Sandhya’s breathing difficulties had increased with progression in her diseases to an advanced stage. Moreover, Mr. Prakash no longer visited us as he was almost bed bound; they could neither afford to come for physiotherapy regularly no...
This systematic review aimed to explore the process of decision-making for nutrition and hydration for people living with dementia from the perspectives and experiences of all involved. We searched CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycIN