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Lung Cancer returned and newly diagnosed with Uterine Cancer
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Nov 6, 2023 | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
@ljboro48- Good morning. Quality of life may include treatments to keep you pain-free and as comfortable as you can be. I told my husband that I was going to milk that stage for everything that the doctors had to keep me pain-free and comfortable.
One thing that you need to make sure that you do, if you haven't already, is to get all your legal papers finished. This needs to be a directive called Power of Attorney for Health Care. It tells your doctors who can talk for you in case you can't express yourself. In the directive, you will list what you want and don't want. If you haven't done so your lawyer needs to draw this up for you.
Do you have help at home?
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I would just add that the basic healthcare power of attorney form - specifying who has your voice for healthcare decisions that may be necessary - are readily available on state websites for Secretary of State and on patient portals. Print and sign at notary - there are also forms for healthcare directive but I agree it’s a best practice to run your elections by your attorney - then sign at notary.