they're decisions none of us want to make-- but what do we do-- when making health care decisions for a loved
one? "methodist hospital" is hosting "health care decision" day today. alissa willard joins us now
live-- with how doctors want us to prepare for the worst. good morning alissa! dave and serese-- right-- not
exactly a peppy topic for our thursday morning-- but healthcare officials here at methodist say having
advanced directives-- which include our powers of attorney and living will established now before an illness or
something unexpected happens is important. jessica kent survived "hodgkins' lymphoma" as a child-- and is
undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. she says-- making sure her family understands what she
wants her care to be like-- eases a lot of worried minds. " having to make that type of decision that's pressure enough.
to have external pressure from family members or from media or from groups that have their own agenda, that would be a terrible thing.
and i want my mom to have the freedom to make the right decision without that type of pressure." to break it down-- your "power
of attorney for health care" would be the person you want speaking for you-- if you can't do that yourself.
and the "living will"-- indicates what you want to happen in certain medical situations-- like if you're put on life
support. methodist doctors will help patients with those decisions here at 162nd and dodge-- and at "jennie
edmundson hospital" in council bluffs. coming up at 5-30--- we spoke with a chaplain at methodist-- about who shouldn't be
making these
decisions. reporting live, a-w, wowt -6- news.
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