Seriously, advance directives give doctors useful information about keeping you alive / letting you die.
Don't say things like "no heroic measures", because that's a rare occasion. Be specific.
You're right, though. Those doctors were wrong, and that's why it's a thing. They should have involved the patient, and the family, in the decision.
Seriously, advance directives give doctors useful information about keeping you alive / letting you die.
Don't say things like "no heroic measures", because that's a rare occasion. Be specific.
You're right, though. Those doctors were wrong, and that's why it's a thing. They should have involved the patient, and the family, in the decision.