The number of Australians dying from dementia has doubled in the past decade, making it the third most common cause of death. See more at www.tennews.com.au
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To Prevent Prolonged Dying & Pain in Dementia & Terminal Illnesses: Challenges of Natural Dying(1/2)
Question: Will completing a Living Will and designating a proxy/agent make sure that others will honor your last wishes… so you do NOT linger in Advanced Dementia and do NOT suffer unending, unbearable end-of-life pain and suffering? Unfortunately, the answer is NO. Part I of this two-part video describes TEN common challenges to fulfilling your last wishes. It is likely to motivate you to spend the necessary extra effect to set up an “ironclad strategy.” Part II describes specific strategies you can set in place, to overcome these challenges. This provocative video has many images and drawings that explain, for example, the difference between TIMELY DYING and a PREMATURE DYING or PROLONGED DYING; and why certain keys to a PEACEFUL DYING are kept secret. The video features psychiatrist Stanley A. Terman, PhD, MD, the founder, CEO and Medical Director of Caring Advocates, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that helps people plan and then fulfill their end-of-life wishes. He ends the video with a request for help to spread the word so that millions of patients do not suffer MORE, suffer LONGER, or add to their tragedies, the unnecessary tragedy of PREMATURE DYING. Given the huge and increasing epidemic of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, this is a cause worth joining. Dr. Terman is the author of “The BEST WAY to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice at the End of Life” (2007), “Lethal Choice” (2008) (a medical thriller), and “Peaceful Transitions: Stories of Success and …