Health Care Choices
Understanding health care choices and making good medical decisions can be a challenge. It can even be tough to figure out what the medical terminology means, much less discern the best choices for yourself or a loved one. Add a crisis, and the situation can quickly escalate to feeling out of control. The following resources have been designed by True Compassion Advocates as a simple guide to asking good questions and navigating medical situations. Each of the following bolded sections links to essential information for you, your family, and friends.
Our free brochure, The Simple Guide for Medical Care and Decision-Making is an excellent brief overview of health care decisions, including what questions to ask and an overview of pain control, hospice care, and assisted suicide.Please see our important disclaimer.
Making Moral Medical Decisions: Ten Practical and Personal Tips
Medical Decision-Making: Basic facts & Beginning the conversation
Decoding Living Wills/Powers of Attorney/POLST forms
What about CPR and DNR? What do these terms mean