The ultimate in patient empowerment: advance care planning
Some years ago, my husband and I sat with his mother at her kitchen table and went over advance care planning documents her doctor had given her. She was in her mid-70s then, living independently but managing several chronic health issues.
The documents included a living will, which specified the kind of care she wished to receive – or not receive – if she were unable to …
The ultimate in patient empowerment: advance care planning
