"It's the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter."Marlene Dietrich
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Fixing Health Care
The cost of health insurance continues to climb unabated. As the number of uninsured in America swells to 45 million people, many look to our political leaders for answers and relief. Presidential campaign rhetoric about how to control skyrocketing ...
Juicing For Health - Fifty Fascinating Facts
1. If you are juicing for health, it is useful to remember that fresh juice starts to lose nutrients as soon as it is made. If you want to retain the full benefit of your effort, drink the juice immediately or as soon as possible. 2. Some juice ...
Yoke Hatha Yoga with the Raw Foods for Superb Health
Since writing my two books, Beautiful On Raw: UnCooked Creations and Your Right to Be Beautiful: How to Halt the Train of Aging and Meet the Most Beautiful You, about my exploration and acceptance of the raw food lifestyle, I have added another important ...
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Living Wills and Health Care Directives
Planning for the Worst Case Scenario
Recent headlines about the Schiavo family in Florida created a multitude of calls to Senior Approved Services from family members who wanted clarification on what it means to designate an individual to make health care decisions on behalf of a loved one that can not make his or her wishes known. Questions about why the spouse's decision wasn't protected from legal actions brought by the parents of a married adult child as well as the intended intervention that our United States Congress attempted have furthered this confusion for each of us.
I did a little research on behalf of the families (that phoned us) and believe the following information that we passed on will be of interest to you as well. We found most of this information at The American Bar Association web site.
Who to Choose?
Who should you select to speak on your behalf in a case where you are physically and/or mentally not able to state your wishes? The following ten guidelines will help you decide. You should think about naming one primary person and a secondary back up in case your first choice is not available for some reason.
Your Health Care Agent, Proxy, Representative, Attorney-In-Fact, Surrogate, Patient Advocate, Guardian of Person (all of these names mean the same thing and will vary in use state to state
should .
- Meet the legal criteria in your state for acting as agent or proxy
- Be willing to speak on your behalf
- Be able to act on your wishes and separate his/her own feelings from yours
- Live close by or could travel to be at your side if needed
- Know you well and understand what's important to you
- Be someone you trust with your life
- Be willing to talk with you now about sensitive issues and will listen to your wishes
- Be likely to be available long into the future
- Be able to handle conflicting opinions between family members, friends, and medical personnel
- Be a strong advocate in the face of an unresponsive doctor or institution
Who Cannot Be a Proxy?
How Much Authority Should You Give Your Agent?
Who Should Have a Record of Your Wishes?
Who Determines Quality of Life?
Continue reading the complete article Planning for the Worst Case Scenario
About the Author
Advocating for Seniors. Founder of Senior Approved Services the National Network of Products, Services and Resources Endorsed by Seniors
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