End-of-life planning does not only consist of decisions that family members can make once they pass away. End-of-life planning involves scenarios that many people can find themselves in but don’t necessarily plan for ahead of time. One example is succumbing to a coma. Let’s say a grandmother suffers a terrible fall in her home, and while being transported to the hospital, she falls into a coma. Because she is unresponsive, how should the physician proceed? Do her children want her removed from life support after a certain amount of time?…
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