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by DanBC
2895 days ago
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> If the children decide for mom, Where are you living that children are allowed to make medical decisions for their dying parent? What legal powers are the hospitals using to follow the wishes of the children? I guess the brother can't sue if those legal powers are in place. |
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https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/understanding-healthcare-deci... "Joseph’s 90-year-old mother, Leilani, was in a coma after having a major stroke. The doctor said damage to Leilani’s brain was widespread and she needed to be put on a breathing machine (ventilator) or she would probably die. The doctor asked Joseph if he wanted that to be done. Joseph remembered how his mother disapproved when an elderly neighbor was put on a similar machine after a stroke. He decided to say no, and his mother died peacefully a few hours later."
"Ali’s father, Wadi, is 80 and has lung cancer, as well as advanced Parkinson’s disease. He is in a nursing facility and doesn’t seem to recognize Ali when he visits. Wadi’s doctor suggested that surgery to remove part of a lung might slow down the course of the cancer and give Wadi more time. But, Ali thought, “What kind of time? What would that time do for Dad?” Ali decided that putting his dad through surgery and recovery was not in Wadi’s best interests. After talking with Wadi’s doctors, Ali believed that surgery would not improve his father’s quality of life but would cause him pain and discomfort.*"