Mjp, good to hear from you. I’m hoping you’re on the mend. While DH and I don’t have looming medical issues, we’ve been very clear in our wishes as end of life approaches, both with family and in our medical health directives. Luckily, we’re in sync with each other as to wants and needs.
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mjpEncinitas
Sorry I’ve been MIA. Had some medical problems that kept me away from the board. The boom blocks and quilts are inspirational!
After I had my heart attack we had a hospitalist doctor who came and visited the house. When queried he gave me the likely scenarios of how I would die. I’ve made a lot of decisions ahead of time of what care I want. My cardiologist told me, when I can’t tolerate my meds anymore it will be downhill from there. I’ve already made decisions to not take one of the recommended class of drugs (with my husbands concurrence). And they’ve had to replace another drug with a shot I get at an infusion center. While I wouldn’t wish this on anyone , there is some comfort in being able to make these type of decisions in advance and having a family who supports you.