To conclude this CitiZing project and the in-person listening sessions that the Citizens League has hosted on behalf of Honoring Choices Minnesota, we are summarizing what we have found about what helps people plan for difficult end-of-life choices -- and what the obstacles can be. We will be presenting this in a report to the Twin Cities Medical Society at the end of the month.
Before we finalize the report, we want to get your feedback. Do you agree with the findings? Do you disagree with anything we have said here? Are we missing something big? Please let us know.
You can read an initial draft of the report here and can share any feedback in comments on this blog.
Please share your feedback by August 19.
Thanks Lynn.
I think someplace in there we need to talk about the need to train the medical professionals to let go of the need to treat. And we need to ensure that they don't have the power to override a directive (which they currently do have). And we have to make it "safe" for doctors to make decisions about treatment without fear of being sued by a family member who doesn't like the decison.