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South Central MN | He needs a new healthcare directive that spells out the end of life decisions. You can often get one of those from a social worker at a hospital or online. Once completed (you don't need an attorney for the healthcare directive), you need to sign in front of a notary and distribute to your main healthcare providers, and to the person you name as your healthcare agent, to speak on your behalf. I was that person in July when my sister was incapacitated in the hospital after two cardiac arrests. I will tell you that the healthcare directive is THE BEST gift you can give to the person in charge of making those verbal decisions. When I got the call from the hospital, I could read them (in my sister's own words) what she wanted. Because the arrest had happened immediately when admitting her, they hadn't had time to check if they had it on file, and they did. I cannot tell you how many times I referred back to her own words when a nurse or doctor asked me to help with another decision during her last two days of life.
A new power of attorney and a will would need to be done also for him, and should probably be done by an attorney. | |
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