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[quote=Anonymous]I will check with the lawyer but just was curious about this now. I just reviewed the advanced directive for my remaining parent. The gist of the info says not to perform life-saving maneuvers, including chemo, radiation, antibiotics, etc if they are in an end stage. [b]While not offering chemo or radiation seems sounds, I actually am not sure if I could deprive them of antibiotics.[/b] However, they are a shell of their former self. They sleep nearly all day, have moved into a hospital bed and wheelchair, and require assistance with most (if not all) activities of daily living. I did not prevent antibiotics from being given to my parent when they were in the hospital and had two infections. Was I wrong? Is advanced dementia considered an end-stage disease? Has anyone else been in this situation? What did you do? It just struck me that, if they get sick again, I would technically have to follow their advanced directive to not give antibiotics?? [/quote]
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