Experts urge all adults to make their final wishes known though health care proxies
Discussing death can be uncomfortable, but if you don‘t have a plan, your fate may be left up to others should you become incapacitated, advise two experts. Getting a health care proxy is free and easy, say Thomas Curran, MD, assistant professor of bioethics and humanities at Upstate and chair of the Ethics Consulting Service at Upstate and Crouse hospitals, and Robert Olick, JD, PhD, associate professor of bioethics and humanities at Upstate and chair of Upstate‘s Ethics Committee. They explain terms such as living will, power of attorney and “do not resuscitate” and urge all adults to discuss their final wishes with loved ones.