Category Archives: advanced directives

What is a POLST form????

In the hospital where I work, as I’m going about my daily physical therapy business I have recently noticed the appearance of colorful pink forms in many of the charts. I feel that this kind of snuck up on me, … Continue reading

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Advance Directives, Living Wills…How do YOU Want it to End???

Not one of us thinks that we are actually going to die, but somehow, somehow we come to the end of  our lives, possibly facing difficult decisions that we never planned for. How do you want it to end?An article in … Continue reading

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