*nods* My Dad had a living will, but he never contemplated having brain cancer that attacked his language ability, leaving him conscious and semi-mobile (right-side paralyzed) but unable to speak, write, or communicate, for months on end.
It would have been so much easier if there were a clear-cut situation, but there so often isn't one. *sigh*
I do know where you're coming from as to the ambiguity and the fear of making medical decisions that could result in brain death/coma/etc. It's a hellish place to be.
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timeasmymeasure
Re: yep
Date: 2007-09-14 04:07 pm (UTC)It would have been so much easier if there were a clear-cut situation, but there so often isn't one. *sigh*
I do know where you're coming from as to the ambiguity and the fear of making medical decisions that could result in brain death/coma/etc. It's a hellish place to be.
-- A :/