Thursday, 23 April 2015

i am my moms health proxy she can not comunicate due to 2 strokes and a family member is encouraging her to refuse treatment what can i do

Question

i am my moms health proxy she can not comunicate due to 2 strokes and a family member is encouraging her to refuse treatment what can i do



Answer

If she is able to refuse treatment, your services as health care proxy should not be needed. A doctor will assess her ability to make and communicate health care decisions.



Answer

You are able to exercise the Medical Proxy only if she is unable or not competent to make her own medical decisions. If you feel she is not competent to make the decisions and her physician agrees, then you can seek to have someone appointed as her guardian,'

Otherwise, you can only suggest that such a decision is wrong.



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