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more about #themeaningoflife FifiRockish: Look, I'm a registered nurse who works in hospitals and the counseling sessions about advanced directives and patients' wishes, a.k.a. DEATH PANELS, a... more » feistymama77: My grandfather gracefully avoided this whole pointless dance of unneeded, unwanted and unhelpful health care at the end of his life by committing suic... more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: I don't know what my parents want as far as end-of-life treatment, but I have cleared up with my mom that if she starts losing her marbles I should: A... more » kithkin: We have a real life-at-any-cost ethos in our culture, which unfortunately leads to unwanted interference in the lives of pregnant women and the termin... more » NotChoinski: A recent poll shows 41% of Americans believe Obama's healthcare plan will create "death panels." Uggh. More likely : "41% of Americans heard the p... more » NewsBunny: When my grandmother -- Gam -- was diagnosed with throat cancer at the age of 72, she chose to refuse all the chemotherapy and other treatments that we... more » PollyCoeurl: I'm in medical school, and in our first two years, we have a small group seminar geared towards learning how to interact with patients, everything fro... more » taffy: When my father was diagnosed with liver cancer, he made a choice that suprised most of our family: He declined treatment. We live in Canada, so his ... more » Yahtzii: NEWSFLASH: YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. I could just be projecting, but it seems like the whole death panel debacle is based on the fact that Obama's health... more » msAnthrope: it's weird to think about what age a person should be to write up a living will~~ but i've also witnessed the over-the-top care hospitals perform on v... more » babyruthless: A few years ago, my 94-year old grandmother took a turn for the worse. She was always spunky (and a little mean) and she was mentally sharp until the... more » morninggloria: At some point, emphasis in care needs to shift from providing treatment to minimizing discomfort. more » Kimberly Bojanowski: It seems to me that in this country, our pets get better end of life care than our grandmas. Just sayin'. more » Svenskasweetie: The fact that so many people do not discuss their end of life wishes, let alone write them down, oftentimes means that families who are not ready to l... more » cheshirecatfish: I didn't understand when my aunt, who was dying of breast cancer, decided to stop all of her treatments and spend the last of her days at home. I was ... more » bluetrain84: With all of the celebrities and famous people who have passed away this year, I feel like there have been many statements about how that individual wa... more » Scout: if anyone screws up what I've clearly outlined in my living will and testament with regard to my "dying wishes" - my ghost will haunt each and every o... more » youbehim: The people who believe in a death panel, should be sent to a death panel. more » Triana Orpheus: The people most screaming about their freedoms are the ones that most want to take them from us. It's my right not to live a life in a bed being fed t... more » Penny: I've talked with my parents a lot about this, and I think I have a pretty firm idea around what they'd want given some common situations. And, I am a... more » -
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The Right Kind Of Death Panel
A recent poll shows 41% of Americans believe Obama's healthcare plan will create "death panels." But two Newsweek articles this week highlight something that's been ignored amid all the recent hysteria — the actual wishes of the dying.
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