Va Death Book And Ao Live Tonight

[Berta]

From Jerrel Cook-producer SVR

Marilyn Oliver will be the guest speaker

we will bet talking about AO and the Death Book

Berta Simmons will be my co-host so please call in

319 648 5143

The Death Book for Veterans

SEE: Page 21

52 page book

http://www.rihlp.org/pubs/Your_life_your_choices.pdf

[carlie]

I truly can't see why people are having any problem with this issue.

All it has to do with is advance care planning to make your wishes known

in the event you are not able to do so yourself.

I feel some people are taking this out of context and trying to

say this issue somehow relates to the current health care reform legislation.

Perhaps my brain atrophy is turning me to mush,as I can not see any correlation.

jmho,

carlie

Edited August 26, 2009 by carlie
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[timetowinarace]

I truly can't see why people are having any problem with this issue.

All it has to do with is advance care planning to make your wishes known

in the event you are not able to do so yourself.

I feel some people are taking this out of context and trying to

say this issue somehow relates to the current health care reform legislation.

Perhaps my brain atrophy is turning me to mush,as I can not see any correlation.

jmho,

carlie

Yes, your correct. This book has made mainstream media as a polical tool. What they are saying is Obama care(as it's called) will include directives like this to deny older citizens the right to health care. That instead they will be counciled to "prepare for death". The correlation is that many people think a national health care system will mirror the VA system.

[john999]

I think most older guys who use the VA are often poor and very sick. I always thought the VA was a place the poor go to die. At least they die on clean sheets.

[carlie]

SVR starts in 5 minutes.

carlie

[Pete53]

Every six months or so I get a call from VA Social Worker and she asks if I have an advanced directive and I always say no but my wife has Medical Power of Attorney. They than ask if I would like paper work and I usually say no although I did get it once.

Now the funny part. When she asks me if I plan to sign an advanced directive I tell them this. I want to live as long as possible even if I am a vegetable because I want my wife to have my check as long as possible and she is the only one I have agreed to allow to make the decision to pull the plug.

[BoonDoc]

I signed up for chat star. I guess it takes time to process the request. If so, someone's going to love Me...I signed up a few times since I was making a mistake.

Great topic tonight.

BoonDoc