Do You Know Your Parents' Wishes? Creating a Plan for Critical Situations
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“Gramps is in the ER! You need to come here now!”🏥😭
That was pretty much how our week started – with a loved one in a life-threatening condition and our whole Italian family barging into the hospital, bombarding doctors and nurses with questions and asking them to perform different lab tests!😷🩻
Why not? We have the right to get the best care for our patient. It was a chaotic and tiring week, and our family learned something very important throughout the process. 😩🥱
Like when medical personnel tell you they have no room available, that may not be true! Or when they tell you something about the patient's condition, but you know better! 😡😣
How can you communicate what your loved ones need? What's the first thing you must do in an emergency? 🦺🚑
Get ready for an emotional episode that teaches you how to be a patient advocate, communicate with medical professionals, and navigate your family in these life-threatening situations. 😵😭
“Have a conversation before a crisis. I speak of this not only as the eldest daughter but with my brothers and sisters – we were not prepared. As much as I talk about everything, I talk to other people, I don't think it's clear to all five siblings what my parents' wishes are.” ~ Lisa Cini
In This Episode:
- 00:27: Gramps ended up in the ER!
- 01:46: Sometimes, parents or grandparents can put on a show
- 03:01: Addie's perspective on the situation
- 05:16: Italian families don't have boundaries
- 05:59: The key to communicating with medical professionals
- 08:28: Ageism is real!
- 12:31: What we have learned as a family
- 17:14: How doctors communicate with each other
- 19:11: Ask your nurse to triple-check what needs to be done
- 19:59: Getting the patient advocate involved
- 27:10: Be clear about your parent's wishes
- 32:14: Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!
- 33:18: What's one thing you can do today to have a better tomorrow?
Connect with Lisa Cini:
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Connect with Adellina Cini:
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