When my Mom had to go into the hospital in the last few years of her life, almost the first words out of the mouths of the people in the hospital were "Do you have a Living Will?"

Maybe I am being cynical beyond all redemption (really?), but I kind of got the impression that they would be perfectly happy not to attempt to resusitate if no one was going to pay for it.

Unfortunately, a few other people going to this hospital chain have gotten the same impression.

I was also told by an attorney in Las Vegas that without a medical power of attorney, NO ONE except a current spouse can make medical decisions. It doesn't matter if you are blood child, sister or father. If you don't have the paperwork, you can't make the decisions that you know the person wanted; the hospital will make them, right or wrong.

Sue