- Paperback: 136 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Canada; 1 edition (Dec 23 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0143055496
- ISBN-13: 978-0143055495
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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As medical science advances beyond what was previously thought possible, and the courts and governments become increasingly able and willing to take a role in our personal decisions, it has never been more necessary to think seriously about future health care options. Through age, illness, or accident, people can lose their capacity to understand the nature and consequences of proposed medical treatment. Health care decisions then fall to families, friends, and physicians who may not be aware of the patient’s wishes.
The health care directive contained within this book has been developed over many years of research and consultation by one of Canada’s foremost experts in geriatric and palliative care. Written specifically for Canadians, Let Me Decide contains clear advice on creating a living will and on discussing important choices with family members and doctors. It is vital reading for everyone concerned about his or her future well-being.
About the Author
DR. D. WILLIAM MOLLOY MB, MRCP(I), FRCP(C) is the St. Peter’s McMaster Chair in Aging within St. Peter’s Centre for Studies in Aging; professor of medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; and director, Geriatric Research Group and Memory Clinic, McMaster University.
Dr. Molloy was raised and educated in Waterford, Ireland. He attained his medical degree in 1977 at University College, Cork, and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in 1980. He came to Canada the following year and worked toward specialties in Internal Medicine (1985) and then geriatric medicine (1987). He was the recipient of several research fellowships in Winnipeg; London, Ontario; and then at McMaster in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1987 he became assistant professor of medicine and associate professor two years later. Full professorship was granted in 1998.
As geriatrics leaves virtually no social, medical, legal or psychological stone unturned, so too have Dr. Molloy’s research interests touched all these areas. Dr. Molloy has published over a hundred peer-reviewed articles and books, including several books about Alzheimer’s disease and helping families cope with the associated stresses. He is a consultant geriatrician, professor of medicine, director of the regional geriatric program and head of the St. Peter’s/McMaster Centre for Studies in Aging.
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Really a good book, simple langage easy to understand.It help to understand different treatment you can get if you get sick and help you decide if you wish to get them.I have bought 6 of them and already gave 4 of them to family and friends.
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As medical science advances beyond what was previously thought possible, and the courts and governments become increasingly able and willing to take a role in our personal decisions, it has never been more necessary to think seriously about future health care options. Through age, illness, or accident, people can lose their capacity to understand the nature and consequences of proposed medical treatment. Health care decisions then fall to families, friends, and physicians who may not be aware of the patient's wishes. The health care directive contained within this book has been developed over many years of research and consultation by one of Canada's foremost experts in geriatric and palliative care. Written specifically for Canadians, Let Me Decide contains clear advice on creating a living will and on discussing important choices with family members and doctors. It is vital reading for everyone concerned about his or her future well-being.
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