June 23, 2010
A personal family scare
It is one thing to hear me say repeatedly how important it is to have a written plan for what you want to happen in case of certain situations…a healthcare issue for example. Emergencies really do happen and happen to all of us, even my family. Our family recently had a health scare with my father. He is 75 years old, very active and extremely healthy. So when he said he hadn’t been feeling well for a while, all sorts of scenarios ran through my head. Could his symptoms be a sign of a heart attack, stroke, another kidney stone? Luckily it wasn’t his heart, it was his gallbladder. It had gotten so infected so quickly that it gave him symptoms that could have been mistaken for many other conditions.
He had surgery, had it removed and is finally recovering to almost 100%!
What gave my father peace of mind (and mom and all three children) was that we knew what he wanted if God forbid something went wrong during surgery. He had a Health Care Power of Attorney already written and signed ready to present to the hospital when we checked him in. He was given the hospital’s form of a Health Care Power of Attorney, but those are only valid for the particular stay and procedure, and are very limited. And of course, are generally done under such stressful situations, that the patient is often not aware completely of what he is signing or the effect of his signature.
We are happy that dad is better now and getting back to his normal self and comforted that his wishes will be carried out if the need ever arises.
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