Do you have a Health Care Proxy, HIPAA Statement, and advanced directive (in my office that would be the workbook called Your Way)? If you are in a hospital or rehab and are being transferred to another medical institution, bring copies with you. Do not assume these will be transferred to the...
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Have an Advanced Directive? Put it into Language that Doctors Understand
If you have an advance directive (in my office, that’s the Your Way workbook), and if you have a terminal or very serious illness, take your advance directive one step further and have your doctor convert it into “doctor’s orders.” If you have been in a hospital, then you know that all care...
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Get Input from Your Doctor to Develop Your Advance Directive
I give the “Your Way” workbook to every client who signs a Health Care Proxy. This workbook allows you to spell out to your family what your end-of-life wishes are.
If you have a serious or terminal illness, complete the Your Way workbook in pencil, and then go over it with your...
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Acupuncture for Seniors – Ever Tried It?
Ever tried acupuncture? It took me years to work up the nerve to leave the comforts of the doctor's office experience I have always known and to explore this new territory - and am I glad I did! If you've never tried it, now is a great time.
Bob Thomson, Lic. Ac., practices in Hingham....
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In Case of Emergency – Let Your Cell Phone Help You
It's scary to think about having a medical emergency and not being able to speak to tell the EMT's who to call. Well, if you carry a cell phone, one solution is to put the names and numbers of your emergency contacts in there. EMT's, firefighters, and other first responders know to look there....
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Do You Have a Defibrillator or a Pacemaker?
If you have, or if your loved one has, an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) or Pacemaker, you know what amazing devices these can be for saving lives. But if you are in and end of life situation and have made the decision to cease treatments and to focus instead on palliative and comfort care,...
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