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Hire a health care power of attorney
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A health care power of attorney (also known as health care proxy, health care agent, or medical power of attorney) is someone you appoint to make medical decisions on your behalf when you're incapable of making them yourself.
Typically, people appoint a friend or family member to fill this role, but some don't have anyone willing and able to advocate for their end-of-life wishes.
If you're one of those people and live in Ohio, consider hiring me as your health care power of attorney. I'll make sure, to the best of my abilities, that your wishes are honored.
About me
My name is Jason Chen, and I'm a medical ethicist with a PhD in philosophy.
I've worked as a patient advocate at The James Cancer Hospital and as a clinical bioethics fellow at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
As a certified health care ethics consultant who's extremely familiar with end-of-life issues, I'm well qualified to be your advocate.
How does it work?
The first step is for me to get to know you as a person, which means we'll have an in-depth conversation about your values.
Some questions I'll ask you include the following:
If you were seriously ill or near the end of your life, how much medical treatment would you feel was right for you?
Do you have any specific wishes stemming from your religious beliefs?
What matters most to you? Being able to recognize your children? Being independent? Being able to spend time with the ones you love?
The next step is for you to fill out an advance directive, which consists of two parts: a health care power of attorney form and a living will.
The health care power of attorney form is the document in which you name your health care power of attorney. In Ohio, this requires a notary or two witnesses.
A living will is a document that outlines your wishes regarding medical treatment. It's used to guide your care when you're unable to make decisions for yourself, particularly at the end of life.
The final step is to give me and your doctor the advance directive and to notify those in your life that you've named me as your health care power of attorney.
Sometimes, conflicts at the end of life occur due to uncertainty over who has the authority to make medical decisions for the patient. Notifying everyone who could potentially be involved can help avoid this problem.
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