As coronavirus cases grow, many Americans will die and die alone. Now is the time to talk to high-risk people about their end-of-life plans.
published in 2017, in the U.S. just 58% of people have had a conversation with their loved ones about end-of-life wishes. Only 25% have documented their end-of-life wishes in the form of an advance directive, and less than 20% discussed those wishes with their healthcare provider. This often leaves families in the incredibly difficult position of making life and death decisions on behalf of their sick loved ones.
In the absence of an advance directive, an established health care proxy or available next of kin, the default approach is aggressive, invasive treatment in the intensive care unit . This traditionally can include placing a thick, hard, plastic tube down your windpipe, inserting needles into your blood vessels, and using machines to maintain your regular bodily functions .
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