I received a wonderful letter the other day from Marcia Lampert, the Director at the Presbyterian Buddy Kemp Caring House in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Cancer Center was referred to me by the North Carolina Bar to speak to their community regarding end of life planning. It is hard to deal with our own incapacity [...]
Category Archives: advanced medical directives
November 5, 2009
Documents On Your Behalf: Living Will And Power Of Attorney
Planning for your incapacity is the only way to ensure that your health care wishes are followed in the event that you can’t speak for yourself. Most folks don’t like the idea of thinking about being in a situation where they are unable to speak for themselves. Unfortunately, this often leads to a lack of [...]
November 4, 2009
Advanced Medical Directives: The Lessons Of Terri Schiavo
The Terri Schiavo case involved a seven-year long legal effort by Michael Schiavo to have his wife, Terri Schiavo, who was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for several years, disconnected from life support. Michael, as Terri’s guardian, had entered a do not resuscitate order for her but was convinced by the [...]
