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Planning for the Future: Advance Directives Aug 2, 2018 | By Dr. Anne Shandera-Ochsner, HABIT Midwest Director (@dranneshanderaochsner)Comment receiving replies
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@bonniep, this is such a tough decision, and one I'm sure many others with a spouse diagnosed with MCI face. Often it does make sense to list someone other than your spouse as the surrogate decision-maker, given the uncertainty about what your spouse's cognitive capacity may be in the future. This can be a good topic to discuss as part of the larger "planning for the future" discussions you and your spouse have.