"Death Panels" are back
Thankfully. By issuing a regulation, the Obama administration is bringing back the idea of compensation for end of life planning with a physician.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/us...h.html?_r=1&hp Let's see what the knucklehead from Wasilla has to say about this. |
"She appears to be quite happy in Alaska, and I think she needs to stay there."---Former First Lady, Barbara Bush.
The only thing dumber than a Sarah Palin supporter is Sarah Palin herself. They admire her for her stunning lack of intelligence. Dave |
Oh and on the OP, GOOD! And I think we need to revisit the "Public Option" as well.
Dave |
I've never understood why anyone needs the help of a doctor to deal with end of life issues...unless they're so feeble that they can't tie a plastic bag on their head.
Chas |
Ever gone to an "End of Life" meeting with the family and an elderly loved one?
It's no fun. Especially when the loved one in question doesn't understand that the family and the physicians are just as helpless as they are in that situation. The first thing my mother did was say, "No feeding tubes, no artificial life support." Then began to accuse us of "leaving me to die like a bunch of damn baboons". Insulted the doctor, insulted my Dad, insulted us, insulted pretty much everyone she encountered on her way back to her room. Two years later the Alzheimers finally took her. I still miss that tough old bird. Dave |
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Regards, D-Ray |
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Well, he hasn't been able to feed himself for years. If you put food in his mouth he will eat it, but he hasn't known anyone or anything for several years. On occasion he will administer a cussing to someone when they try to put him in a G-chair, but that's as close to reality as he ever gets. I suppose it's pretty cold hearted to let someone just sit in a chair and starve to death, but somehow I don't think his wishes are being honored. If he ever stops eating the instructions are not to go to the tubes, but seriously, what's the difference? Chas |
I dunno, Chas. That's a tough one to answer. If it were me answering for myself, I would say there is no difference. 'Cept, maybe if I can swallow on my own, it's (a little) better than a tube stuck down my throat.
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I wonder if they will really save that 250,000 dollar Medicare pricetag by the time the tab for the SSI death benefits are fully paid out for his kids. http://www.ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1359593 |
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars? That's pure bloody thievery. The BMT process was developed at the University of Toronto and is free under Single Payer.
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