What is Life Support?

These life support methods include CPR, which keeps blood and oxygen flowing throughout the body, electric shocks (called defibrillation) to get th...

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What is Hospice Care?

During an illness that is terminal, you or your loved ones may talk with your doctor and decide the treatments meant to cure or slow a disease are ...

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Getting Your Affairs in Order

Most of us don't like to think about drawing up a will, signing 'do not resuscitate' orders, or planning funeral services. Designating someone to h...

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Advance Directives

Whether you write a living will, choose a medical power of attorney, or both, you will need to make those decisions legally binding, in writing. Th...

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