September 12, 2011
6:00-7:00 PM Nosh-n-Browse (2nd Floor, Friends Bookstore)
7:00- 8:30 PM (Presentation, Sausalito City Hall Council Chambers)
Cost: Free
Most people already know that a Healthcare Living Will (aka Advance Directive) is an important document. It is an expression of your healthcare preferences; namely, the types of interventions you want and don’t want when critically ill. Also, it formally designates a surrogate decision-maker to speak on your behalf when you can’t communicate due to the functional incapacity that occurs during severe illness.
How healthy is your Living Will? Do you understand it? Does your surrogate? Does it clearly and effectively state your values and your wishes? The answers to all these questions should be YES. Preparation can sometimes be your best medicine. Be empowered. Be in control of your health care. Dr. Katrina Bramstedt, a Sausalito clinical ethicist, author and educator can help you find your way.
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Sausalito Library
