FTR..I am in that position right now with my mother, who has terminal cancer, you big jerk! I know what I am talking about, so bugger off! If you cannot see the problems with that awful questionaire, then it is you who has no clue. My mother’s living will and directives don’t read anything like that evil ‘survey’ and neither did the ‘workbook’ type info that came with the stuff. If it had, I would not have even let her read it. People who are sick or at the end of their lives don’t need to be made to feel guilty about anything....
ESPECIALLY OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH FOR OUR COUNTRY!
I am sorry to hear that you are struggling with your Mom’s illness.
I have never suggested that this type of questionairre be used at “ end of life” indeed I said it was used to prompt families and patients to discuss these things ahead of time. My own mother ( passed in March of 2005) chose to have nothing other than palliative treatment for her fully metastisized cancer. Since I was her care giver and carried her medical power of attorney AND we had discussed MANY times what she wanted, I made sure that the care she got was exactly what she wanted. that was my duty and my gift to her.
Again you have misread my posts because of your own anger. I have NEVER said that vets deserve less than the best. AND I have NEVER advocated for government involvment in helath care.