On Wednesday, October 15, 2003, at 10:34 pm, Horn, John wrote:
From: Michael Harney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
(2) We have only her husband's word that she once said shewould not wantto be kept alive by such means. She did not make out a"loving will" orotherwise make her wishes known to anyone else.
Lots of people who do not want to be kept alive by extraordinary means never make out a "living will" or tell anyone but those closest to them. Most don't think it will take more than that, and most do not actually think that such a situation will ever actually befall them.
I had surgery a couple of weeks ago. The night before the surgery I talked with my wife about this. I do not have a living will. I have not discussed this with anyone else. I never considered that someone else might question that my wife would be lying if something had happened to me.
Which, obviously, it did not!
Or so you think.... [cue Twilight Zone music]...
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