tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post2697476021539063005..comments2024-03-26T20:18:45.133-05:00Comments on The Generation Above Me: Prepare for Your Care: A Free Resource for ACPKaren D. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-13999862327149031132019-12-02T16:52:44.832-06:002019-12-02T16:52:44.832-06:00True, it's hard to know what the specifics wil...True, it's hard to know what the specifics will look like. Even people with the same diagnosis have very different paths through life. It's hard to know. The training I've received focuses more on describing what "quality of life" means and the person's value systems rather than very specific medical interventions. That way the decision maker(s)--doctor and/or family member(s), can use a principle-based approach to making decisions about curative care and comfort care. All my best to you and your golfing aficionado spouse. Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-79816758871142123152019-12-02T16:49:33.528-06:002019-12-02T16:49:33.528-06:00It's good that you are being pro-active. And b...It's good that you are being pro-active. And bless you for being a caregiver. Karen D. Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681456166093275598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-53365427047793330172019-12-02T16:14:47.839-06:002019-12-02T16:14:47.839-06:00Karen, We are at the stage in life where this is a...Karen, We are at the stage in life where this is a very important decision to make. I for one have filled out a Living Will and on it I left most of those type of decisions to a doctor and the person that is acting as executor of the will. If I am cognizant enough, I am depending on them talking to me at the time. It seems to me that we cannot look into the future. So many things that were "end stage" problems are becoming more treatable. I think that leaving the door open for myself is a good thing. I am 78 now and my husband is nearly 82. We are still active and my husband plays a mean golf game. The beat goes on. :)<br /><br />Barbara TorrisBarbara Torrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618291241661047482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917006732840712469.post-14698440430958655162019-12-02T08:53:06.802-06:002019-12-02T08:53:06.802-06:00After years of caregiving for my mom I found out j...After years of caregiving for my mom I found out just how important these are. My husband and I both have one. (Rena)Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275294618667341735noreply@blogger.com