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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A[b]nd I should add, she wouldn't want it. She always told me that if she couldn't consent to surgery due to that kind of decline, that I should not authorize it.[/b] [/quote] There are no right answers or easy decisions and it absolutely sucks to be the sole person in the position of making it. I am in a similar situation with my mom who needs a heart valve replacement and we ultimately decided not to do it. It's an excruciating mental shift to move to a mindset of refusing medical procedures that would prolong life. In our case, it is our mother's wish, through her words in better times and living will, not to have interventions at this diminished cognitive stage as well. It also helped us to talk through the decision with her internist and get her feedback. My heart goes out to you.[/quote]
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