Benjamin Franklin once said “(n)othing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Today (April 16) is National Healthcare Decisions Day, a day for health care decision planning. And, in keeping with Franklin’s famous … [Read more...]
Print This PageComparing a Typical Advance Medical Directive to the Farr Law Firm’s 4 Needs Advance Medical Directive®
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95-year-old Becomes Oldest Organ Donor in US History
May 18, 2021 by
Cecil Lockhart was a 95-year-old veteran from West Virginia. He worked in the West Virginia coal mines for more than 50 years, and also served as a corporal in the United States Army during World War II. He was married to his … [Read more...]
Print This PageFast-Forward: PBS Helps Viewers Take Control of the Rest of Their Lives
March 23, 2021 by
Planning ahead can be difficult, daunting, and emotional. Many people put it off until it’s too late. Still, every day is a new opportunity to change that. In the film Fast-Forward, four millennials & their baby boomer parents … [Read more...]
Print This PageOne Vital Step This Doctor Wishes Everyone Would Take
April 24, 2020 by
Q. A few years ago, when we first got married, my husband, Logan, and I decided to paint the living room in our new home. It sounded like a great idea at the time, but we didn’t get very far. We ended up hiring someone, but kept … [Read more...]
Print This PageMan in Vegetative State Kept on Life Support for a Year to Boost Hospital’s Transplant Survival Rates
October 11, 2019 by
Q. I just read a very disturbing article about Darryl Young, a 61 year old Navy veteran who was kept on life support for a year while in a vegetative state. Members of the medical staff didn't offer options such as hospice care to … [Read more...]
Print This PageA New Miracle Machine Can Keep You Alive Even When Your Heart Stops
June 21, 2019 by
Q. My husband, Phil, and I have been married for thirty years. We were faced with a heart-wrenching situation recently, when Phil’s father had a heart attack and was on life support in the hospital. He didn’t have an Advance … [Read more...]
Print This PageDementia and the Right to Die
January 19, 2018 by
Q. During her last two years of agony, my mother would look at me and her doctors and nurses often and say, "Can't you just give me a little black pill?" It was obvious to all of us what she meant and, of course, all we could say … [Read more...]
Print This PageVSED — Please Stop Feeding Me!
October 25, 2017 by
Last weekend, I presented at the Positive Aging Fair, and my PR Director, Renee, staffed our expo booth. Renee told me and Jeannie about another booth at the expo that was particularly memorable, because the representative brought … [Read more...]
Print This PageOvercoming the Fear of Death
April 13, 2017 by
Q. My mother always said that there are two topics to avoid in conversation, whenever possible: religion and politics. Unlike some of my Facebook friends and others I have known, I took this advice to heart and don’t have many … [Read more...]
Print This PageAdvance Directives Mean Less Costly Care
February 3, 2017 by
Q. My aunt died ten years ago without an advance directive. I will never forget the fight between her husband and the rest of the family about life saving measures before she died. He insisted that she would have wanted them, when … [Read more...]
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