I was talking with an estate planner today. He said that he had been trained–from a legal point of view–how to write living wills and powers of attorney for people making end-of-life plans. But he didn’t really understand the issues from a medical or caregiving perspective. He had no idea if or to what extent… [Read more…]
April 15, 2010
This blog is occasionally fortunate enough to have contributions from people who are dealing with the issues discussed here. Last month, we featured “Jennifer’s Story” as told by a woman diagnosed with a form of breast cancer. Jennifer wrote (and writes on her blog) about the consideration she gave to various potential treatment and what… [Read more…]
March 24, 2010
I met Jennifer through this blog and then through church. It turned out we’d been going to the same church for a few months before meeting here. I didn’t know however, until church prayers a couple weeks ago, that Jennifer had been working through a number of choices related to her breast cancer. Jennifer hasn’t read… [Read more…]
April 28, 2010
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