We’re all encouraged to make out living wills which will let our families and the medical community know what our wishes are when we can no longer live without articificial means.  Supposedly, once this information is correctly put into writing, it will be honored.
A case in Florida has come to public attention whereby a jury decided a nursing home failed to honor an Alzheimer’s patient’s living will.  When the patient suffered a seizure, a number of live saving measures were attempted when her living will had stated that her desire was otherwise.
Dr. Kenneth Goodman, director of the University of Miami’s bioethics …read more

Emergency preparedness can take on many meanings in the world of Alzheimer’s when you’re caring for people with this disease.
*Make sure you and your family members have made out a Living Will.  Then when a medical crisis arises and the Alzheimer’s patient can’t make a lucid decision (or any decision), you know what should be done.  You’re less likely to have a hassle from family or medical personnel.
My aunt didn’t have a Living Will.  When she could no longer swallow and a nasal tube wasn’t working for feeding, the medical personnel in charge asked my mom (her sister and closest relative) if she would …read more