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Topic: Real Life Stories: Share comments on "Sabina & Perry: A Patient's Wish."
Posted by: Mat (f1mate@texasnet.com)
Institution: Hospice
Date posted: Tue May 6 20:52:05 1997
Message:
Unfortunately this scenario is too often true. Despite the Living Will and the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, resuscitation will often occur, sometimes even at home with a patient in Hospice. When a family member demands that you call 911 and initiate CPR and the designated speaker does not speak up, most of us will not have the courage to honor the patient's wish. The designated speaker MUST stand fast. Even more true in a facility. There is a wrongful death act, but not a wrongful life act. TALK about it families!
Posted by: Michelle Schantz (MScha08@aol.com)
Institution: N/A
Date posted: Wed Apr 23 20:47:59 1997
Message:
My mother signed a living will when she first found out she had cancer. She signed another after being told "It was only a matter of time." My mother and the rest of our family made sure that everyone who took care of her knew that she had a DNR. As hard as it was to watch her die, I could not have watched her exist on machines. We were lucky, her doctor respected her wishes.
Posted by: M. Kalin
Institution: none
Date posted: Mon Apr 21 19:19:25 1997
Message:
Before my mother died, she executed a DNR stating she did not want to be placed on a respirator. The day she died (of lung disease), her doctor countermanded the DNR. Fortunately, her nurse told me what the doctor had done, and after meeting with me, he changed the order back to the original. I found that a living will is not enough. You need an advocate to tell every doctor and every nurse on every shift what the patient has requested. Fortunately my mother died according to her wishes, but only after I fought for her rights.
I hope Sabina wins her case.
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