Blog: Preempting End-of-Life Decisions

"I do not want my life to be prolonged if, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, my situation is hopeless."
"I want my life to be prolonged as long as possible within the limits of generally accepted medical standards, even if this means that I might be kept alive on machines for years."

"Check one. That's one of the places where I'm stalled on making my advance medical directive."