Commentary: Advance directives let patients keep control

By Marianna Capone

Daily Progress – Consider this typical scenario because it can happen to any of us. A 76-year-old woman comes to a local emergency department by ambulance. She is unconscious, struggling to breathe. While the emergency department team works to understand and treat her condition, a question remains unanswered. “What treatment would she want if she could tell us?” Read more…