I don't like this. Any of it. Families turning against each other. People feeling like they need to write out every medical directive possible because they can't trust the people that love them to do what they wish.
I hate to think that I couldn't trust my hubby to make good decisions for me.
This is just my opinion but I think part of the problem is we expect too much from doctors. We look to them for all our medical questions and the doctors feel pressured to give definant diagnosis when that is almost impossible. Not everone is goin to react to treatment the same way. And the average person hearing medical terminology hang on every word the doctors say because we as the public are intimidated by what we don't understand.
see #2502. Don't blame the medical profession. By signing a 'Living Will' you are literally signing your own death sentence. Your own physican is bound by an advance directive based upon vague terminology, not upon a medical diagnosis. Your life is in the hands of your guardian and the court. Your doctor is powerless, IMO.