Deja Q
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Tue Mar-29-05 07:52 AM
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Poll question: Would you sign a living will and hope it never needs to be enacted? |
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Or would you prefer to be kept alive by artificial means, even if you were 'brain dead'?
Sorry if this has been asked before.
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napi21
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Tue Mar-29-05 07:56 AM
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1. I already had one, but have updated it since the Schiavo case. |
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My new one say "Do not use ANY extraordinary means of life support, and do NOT insert a feeding tube!"
Never put it in, you don't have to argue about it's removal!
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REP
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Tue Mar-29-05 08:00 AM
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2. I Have a Progressive Disease That Will Kill Me |
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Edited on Tue Mar-29-05 08:02 AM by REP
At some point, I will be kept alive by machines (dialysis). Potassium imbalance is a threat I live with every day now. Damn straight I have an advance directive, etc, to make sure that my brain-dead body is not kept alive.
Edit to add:I only wish there was some way to legally keep the pro-lie vultures away - with extreme force if necessary. I don't want terrorists like Randall Terry anywhere near me, brain-dead or not!
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davidwhite0570
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Tue Mar-29-05 08:11 AM
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3. I don't have one but I need to get one is there a |
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place online to fill one out or do you have to get it thru a lawyer, doctor?
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REP
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Tue Mar-29-05 08:14 AM
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4. Lawyer, Health Care Provider, Probably On Line As Well |
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