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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
True. I once had a doctor tell me I needed to lose weight and quit smoking. He weighed at least 300 lbs. and was puffing on a Marlboro when he told me. Good advice? Yep. Good example? Well...
My plans are made. My wife and kids have copies of my will as well as my advance directive. It is simple: if I cannot make my own decisions if seriously ill and no hope of a reasonable quality of life, then pull the plug.
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true.
And yes, advanced directives are important, and sharing those with family and friends is important. We have done both. Mine is basically the same as yours. Beware, that in Florida, according to my PCP at the VA, the state does not honor living wills. It considers them a suggestion that the attending physician can ignore if they want to. sigh. Luckily the VA does honor them, and she assortment they would be read and followed to the letter if I am in a VA facility.
Funny how a state that constantly says the people should be allowed to make decisions about their lives won't honor what in may opinion is the most important decision anyone can and should make.