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Mike Hammer's avatar

As a retired physician I am glad to see this information being discussed here.

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Sharon Buchbinder, PhD's avatar

Thanks, Mike. I’m a retired RN; it’s important for patients to know their rights.

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Susan Niemann's avatar

Too often we get the papers shoved in front of us, (or our loved one) and we're nervous, overwhelmed and just want everything to be better. So we sign.

MORE THAN EVER, we need to be aware and our own advocates.

Thanks for this great educational essay.

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Sharon Buchbinder, PhD's avatar

Thank you so much, Susan! I’m glad it was helpful to you. The whole system is overwhelming. It’s easy to get sucked in, especially when you don’t have another person at your side saying “wait a minute…”

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