Category Archives: Emergency/Crisis Medical

Is tells us Do

Posted on November 2, 2011 by dgermann

Is tells us Do Emergency! How do you make the best decisions for your loved one in a medical emergency? You need to converse. The conversation’s words do not give a recipe for what to do; we cannot cover every … Continue reading →

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Video: Consider the Conversation

Posted on October 27, 2011 by dgermann

  This is a wonderful video excerpts from which I have shown to Boomer Bootcamp audiences. It is about end of life decisions–everything from CPR to compassionate care in our final days and hours. My wife and I also watched … Continue reading →

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CPR and violence

Posted on October 19, 2011 by dgermann

If you’re about non-violence, where are you on the question of CPR? :- Doug.  

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It’s an emergency:

Posted on October 19, 2011 by dgermann

It’s an emergency: A nursing home administrator calls. The husband of a resident is demanding to take his wife home. The problem is that she needs 24-hour supervision because of her dementia. The problem is that the husband is soon … Continue reading →

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New taxes on the fragile elderly?

Posted on July 30, 2011 by dgermann

No new taxes—on whom? You say we are taxed enough already; you will stand for no new taxes. But the reduction of help to the fragile elderly, or the helpless infant, or others like them who have no where else … Continue reading →

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Starting the conversation

Posted on June 29, 2011 by dgermann

Viki Kind, one of my favorite authors has a suggestion new on my list of ways to get the conversation started with Grandma, the conversation about emergency medical and end of life decisions. It really is simple and straightforward: Get … Continue reading →

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Inventory of Personal Information

Posted on June 29, 2011 by dgermann

A local home care agency, Senior1Care, is offering a good inventory of personal information. It is a way to gather a lot of info that will make much easier the job of providing health care for you, as well as … Continue reading →

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I am about conversations to make better emergency medical decisions.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by dgermann

I am about conversations to make better emergency medical decisions. :- Doug.

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You don’t need a Living Will….

Posted on February 16, 2011 by dgermann

You don’t need a Living Will, you need the conversation. :- Doug.

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Quick, get me to a TV show!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by dgermann

Quick, get me to a TV show! Since the TV patients who get CPR survive 67% of the time, and those in the hospital only 6.5 to 15%, and the ones on TV recover fully, then if I need CPR, … Continue reading →

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