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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:22 PM
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Has the Schiavo case prompted you to make draw up a living will?
Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 12:22 PM by CatWoman
It has me.

I don't want Tom Delay and his pig friends putting their noses in MY business.
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fertilizeonarbusto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:23 PM
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1. I have one n/t
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LVT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:24 PM
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2. I have had one for several years. n/t
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:25 PM
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3. No, but my family almost had to deal with this with my father ....
we all agreed he would not be kept alive with machines and that no one in our family would if a similar situation befalls them. This was back in 1989.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:27 PM
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4. My offer stands
Anyone who wants a durable and unbreakable Health Care Power Of Attorney - with detailed instructions on precisely how to execute it - just has to PM me, leave an email address, and I'll send it to you as a Word attachment.

In the past week, I've sent out tons of them to DUers. It's vital that everyone have one of these.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:31 PM
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9. Lefty -- I'd like that info
thanks.

I'll pm my email addy.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:40 PM
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13. Thanks again, OldLeftieLawyer!
The documents and instructions have been very helpful; I'm just slow to mind my manners. :)
Running back and forth every day for radiation has addled me. :silly:
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 02:44 PM
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17. Tell you what?
You get all better, and I'll consider that more than adequate thanks.

Deal?
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:43 PM
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19. Deal.
:thumbsup: :)
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:28 PM
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5. Already Had One. Hi, Darlin'.
If you and me hook up, there won't be anything for you to do - all taken care of.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:33 PM
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10. you're just a big ole sack of sugar
:hi:

:loveya:
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Thurgood Marshall Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:30 PM
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6. Living Will
My wife and I both did it after the fallout from this case.

I don't think it will stop the intrusion in our lives by these people, though...
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WearyOne Donating Member (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:30 PM
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7. it has ..and I don't even live in the US
Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 12:30 PM by WearyOne
whatever happens in the USA our lapdog PM does the same in Australia..it's a living will for me asap
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:31 PM
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8. Yes, but I did that over a year ago when her case started on National News
I however heard a number of statements on TV in the last few days that indicate that you may need MORE than just a Living Will. You may also need a durable Power of Atty naming someone as your rep, and some other form I can't remember.

I'm thinking about contacting an Atty today to find out the cost of drafting an iron clad document that will insure my wishes are followed, no matter who objects!
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 02:44 PM
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18. I got what you need
See my post above.
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Old Deuteronomy Donating Member (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:33 PM
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11. Already had one....
and I agree... don't need tthe Shrub bunch to push his arrogant nose into my business.... dead or alive!
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Vanje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 12:37 PM
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12. No
I live without any access to healthcare at all.


A few years ago outside of Bend,Oregon, a prosperous place populated by well-to-do people, a man was found dead in his truck.
An autopsy was performed. The man had died from an untreated tooth absess which had spread to his cranial vault.

THAT, my friends, is the sort of death I fear.
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hector459 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:04 PM
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14. Absolutely. And I will be very specific about feeding tube.
You can count on it!!
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ohio_liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:05 PM
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15. Damn Straight
Nobody in my family will ever have to fight over this :(
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 01:14 PM
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16. No but my wife and I told each other our wishes
I told her to pull it and let me go

She said the same but if her parents wanted her to live to let them have their way.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-05 05:56 PM
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20. have had one for years
being gay -- it's to cover my butt if I'm not able to do it myself

also power of attorney, regular will, health proxy and every other damn piece of paper possibly needed because the courts won't recognize my domestic relationship
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