Mar 5 2010
In this Kaiser Health News story, part of a special series on end-of-life care, reporter Susan Brink details certain circumstances related to end-of-life care and living wills. "When 87-year-old Bunny Olenick suffered a massive stroke in December 2008, doctors told her family there was no chance she could recover fully, although her limitations probably wouldn't be known for months. A neurologist told her sons that if she did survive, her ability to communicate would be diminished, and she would likely need around-the-clock care for the rest of her life. What would Bunny want them to do? (Kaiser Health News). Read entire story.
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