The end of life is prolonged and there is often under-treated pain or unwanted or futile therapies. The Living Will or Power of Attorney for Health Care have become common ways that people use to handle these unintended consequences. The study, which concluded in 1995, showed that it was not doctors or nurses that prolonged the end of life. Instead, patients and their families did not know how to let go. They can't tell if this is an illness they'll come back from or not.
People are in shock and go into automatic pilot.
He observed that the best decisions about the end of life aren't made in these situations. Instead, families need to have conversation on what they want done if this happens. Even with documents, not every family member is able to carry out wishes. Her or his decisions should take others into account and be made in supportive consultation with family members, close friends, pastor, and health care professionals. Congregations can offer opportunities for conversation and deliberation about the end of life.