Study says US laws a barrier to advance directives

Reuters recently released a study showing that our laws put up road blocks that prevent us from completing our advance directives. Do you agree?  Making it difficult to complete advance directives

Discussions with your physician

This article, Who Thrives After Surgery, reminds us how important it is to ask our physicians the right questions when we are having conversations with them. Do you know what questions to ask your doctors?

Are we taking a step backward?

Today we have news that the Medicare that allows end-of-life planning as part of the annual physical examinations covered under the new health care law will be "deleted." Check out the latest in the New York Times article U.S. Alters Rule on Paying for End-of-Life Planning as well as National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization's comments.

Learning the value of having end-of-life care discussions.

This is an article about a woman who, over the years, saw what a difference having end-of-life care discussions with loved ones can make. Meeting decisions head-on. Have you had a similar experience?