[Dysphagia] NYTimes.com Article: When Alzheimer' s Steals theMind, How Aggressively to Treat the Body?

[bkcole at erols.com (Barbara Cole)]

Oh, thanks....I know I was not imagining it--maybe way back in the 70's??
Anyway, thanks.  My guess is he probably had a point that was poorly
phrased.........




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From: "kathy" <kwspeech@yahoo.com>
To: "Barbara Cole" <bkcole@erols.com>; <marie.isbell@state.tn.us>;
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Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Dysphagia] NYTimes.com Article: When Alzheimer' s Steals
theMind, How Aggressively to Treat the Body?


> I believe that was Governor Lamb of Colorado.  His opinions caused quite
an uproar....
>
> Barbara Cole <bkcole@erols.com> wrote:And this is EXACTLY why people need
to be prodded, forced to confront these
> issues while they are of sound mound and let their wishes be known. How
> many times do you hear people say, "I wouldn't want to be kept alive in
that
> situation", yet they do nothing to try and insure that they WON'T be kept
> alive at all costs. The greatest gift one can give to one's
children/family
> is to relieve them of the decision and put it in writing way before it is
> needed.
> Years ago there was an uproar over comments made by, I believe I recall
> this correctly, the governor of Colorado ? (maybe?). stating the elderly
had
> a "duty to die" because keeping them alive alive at all costs would
bankrupt
> the country. Does anyone else remember this?
> Barbara
>
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