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Health & Home Protection in the Age of Covid-19

July 13, 2020
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Just as things start to re-open, the coronavirus effects more people.  More people admitted to hospitals; more people on respirators; more people sick; more people dying. It is time that you put the appropriate documents in place to protect you and your family.  Without the right documents in place, should something happen to you, your family will be reliant on state laws and probate courts to appoint individuals who will be responsible for your financial affairs and health-care decisions. AND, if you have your estate documents in place, now is the time to review and update those documents. Documents You…

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Health Care Directive

Why a Health Care Directive is Important

June 28, 2020
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Your medical decisions are your private matter.  A Health Care Directive helps you to keep it that way. Your health care directive (living will or healthcare power of attorney) describes your wishes for medical treatment in the event that you are unable to express them yourself. For Example – Would you prefer life-prolonging treatment regardless of your quality of life? – Would you prefer doctors to withhold treatment if you couldn’t feed yourself? – Would you want a respirator but only up to a specific period of time? – Would you want your body donated to science? If you are…

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Which One

Electronic Directives vs. Print Versions

June 23, 2020
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Should you have an electronic or printed copy of your documents? Electronic versions of your health care Advance Directives sounds like a more reliable way to store your documents, right? Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Although having information stored online may seem more convenient and easily accessible than carrying around a paper copy, there are quite a few issues that make this method less reliable than it initially seems. One of the major problems with electronic documents is that doctor’s offices and emergency rooms often use different record systems, making it impossible for emergency room staff to access…

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Terri Schiavo Case

Remember Terri Schiavo – Incapacitated at 20

June 22, 2020
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At 20 years old, Terri Schiavo had a catastrophic collapse. Unfortunately, she did not leave written instructions (a health care directive) expressing how she would like to be cared for if something happened to her. Complicating matters, her family (Terri’s parents vs. Terri’s husband) did not agree on what her wishes would be, so the courts had to intervene to determine what she would want. Terri Schiavo was in her home when sudden cardiac arrest occurred. She was successfully resuscitated but was left comatose. The doctors who examined her believed she would never emerge from her coma. Her husband wanted…

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