2 ms·
If I had a choice between suffering and dying... I'd pick whichever had a greater chance of letting me achieve any of my goals. Maybe seeing my family one more
by jarfil 8y ago
If I had a choice between suffering and dying... I'd pick whichever had a greater chance of letting me achieve any of my goals. Maybe seeing my family one more time would be a worthy goal, or maybe sparing them some suffering would be a better one, but I'd rather make that choice myself.
- joshgel 8y agoGreat. Please document how you'd like your family to think about it. Patients who aren't clear on what they care about make it harder on their physicians and much more importantly on their families. 'I think he would have wanted...' vs 'He says he wanted X, right here in this document.' Most physicians will bend over backwards to try to make it happen if its a realistic goal.
- jarfil 8y agoThe thing is, I don't care what will happen when I can't think for myself anymore. If my family, or whoever, wants to think about what I would have wanted... that's not my problem anymore, I'll be out, and as far as I'm concerned they can do whatever they want. That's why I'd rather not document anything: if I can make the decision, I don't want anyone or anything to make that decision for me, and if I can't, then I don't care.