Umbuzo: Ingabe I-Living Wills noma I-Health Care Powers of Attorney awabantu abadala kuphela?
IMP: Kubalulekile kunoma ubani oneminyaka engaphezu kwe-18 ukuthi acabange ngokugcwalisa eyodwa noma yomibili le mibhalo. Ukugula okungathi sína noma ukulimala kungahlasela kunoma yisiphi isigaba sempilo. Incwadi Yefa Yokuphila noma Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo kuzosiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izifiso zakho mayelana nokwelashwa okusekela impilo ziyalandelwa kungakhathaliseki ubudala, nokuthi lapho ungasakwazi ukuveza izifiso zakho, izinqumo zakho zangaphambili zilandelwa noma zenzelwe wena ngumuntu omkhethile.
Umbuzo: Ngingafaka yini iqiniso lokuthi ngifisa ukunikela ngezitho zami zomzimba ngemva kokushona nge-Living Will noma Health Care Power of Attorney?
IMP: Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqinisekisa ukuthi izitho zakho zizonikelwa ngemva kokufa iwukugcwalisa Ifomu Lokubhalisa Lokubhalisa Kwabanikeli. kufakwe kuleli phakethe.
Umbuzo: Uma ngichaza encwadini yami ye-Living Will ukuthi angifuni ukuxhunywa emishinini yokusekela impilo, ingabe ngisazonikezwa imithi yezinhlungu?
A: Yebo. I-Living Will ithinta kuphela ukunakekelwa okuhlehlisa ukufa ngokokwenziwa noma ngobuchwepheshe. Ngeke kuthinte ukunakekelwa okunciphisa ubuhlungu. Isibonelo, uzoqhubeka nokunikezwa imithi yezinhlungu nokunye ukwelashwa okudingekayo ukuze uhlale unethezekile. Kungokufanayo nange-Health Care Power of Attorney. Umuntu omqambayo ukuze enze izinqumo zakho zokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngeke akwazi uku-oda ukubanjwa kwemithi yokwelapha ekunikeza induduzo noma edambisa ubuhlungu.
Umbuzo: Uma nginencwadi yefa ephilayo, ingabe udokotela wami ngeke abe namathuba amaningi okuthi angiyeke uma ngigula ngempela?
IMP: Cha. Odokotela banomsebenzi wokulondoloza impilo inqobo nje uma kunethemba lokululama. I-Living Will imane ikuvumela ukuthi unqume ukuthi kungakanani ukwelashwa okusekela impilo ofisa ukukuthola ukuze uhlehlise ukufa lapho odokotela ababili sebenqume ukuthi ngeke ululame.
Umbuzo: Yikuphi okungcono ukuba nakho, Incwadi Yokuphila Noma Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo?
A: Empeleni, kuwumqondo omuhle ukwenza kanjalo gcwalisa womabili amadokhumenti ngoba zikhuluma ngezici ezahlukene zokunakekelwa kwakho kwezempilo. I-Living Will isebenza kuphela uma ugulela ukufa futhi ungakwazi ukukhuluma ngezifiso zakho noma uma uqulekile unomphela. Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo asebenza ngempumelelo ngisho noma uqulekile okwesikhashana futhi kudingeka kwenziwe izinqumo zezokwelapha. Isibonelo, uma ungaquleka okwesikhashana ngenxa yengozi noma ukuhlinzwa, umuntu omshoyo ku-Health Care Power of Attorney angenza izinqumo zezokwelapha egameni lakho. Uma unawo womabili amaphepha futhi ugulela ukufa futhi ungakwazi ukuxhumana noma ukuquleka unomphela, I-Living Will izolandelwa ngoba ikhuluma nezifiso zakho kulezi zimo.
Umbuzo: I-Living Will noma Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo iqala nini ukusebenza?
IMP: Incwadi Yefa iqala ukusebenza uma ugulela ukufa futhi ungakwazi ukuveza izifiso zakho mayelana nokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma uma uqulekile unomphela. Kuzo zombili izimo, odokotela ababili, hhayi oyedwa, kumelwe bavume ukuthi ungaphezu kosizo lwezokwelapha futhi ngeke ululame. Uma uye wabonisa ukuthi awufuni ukufa kwakho kuthathe isikhathi eside ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi odokotela ababili bethi alikho ithemba elinengqondo lokululama, izifiso zakho zizofezeka.
Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo asebenza kahle noma nini lapho ulahlekelwa amandla okuzenzela izinqumo, noma ngabe okwesikhashana. Kulezi zikhathi, izinqumo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zizokwenziwa ngumuntu omqokile.
Umbuzo: Ngingakwazi yini ukubhala i-Living Will noma i-Health Care Power of Attorney ethi uma ngigula kakhulu, ngifuna kwenziwe konke okusemandleni ukuze ngiqhubeke ngiphila?
A: Yebo. Kodwa awukwazi ukusebenzisa amafomu ajwayelekile kuleli phakethe. Kuzodingeka ukhulume nommeli mayelana nokubhala idokhumenti ekhethekile. Ungase futhi ufune ukuxoxa ngale ndlela nodokotela wakho siqu.
UMB: Uma ngiqamba othile ku-Health Care Power of Attorney ukuthi angithathele izinqumo, unegunya elingakanani lowo muntu futhi ngingaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi wenza lokho engifuna kwenziwe?
IMPENDULO: Umuntu omqamba njengommeli wakho unegunya lokuthatha izinqumo mayelana nezici zokunakekelwa kwakho kwezempilo uma ungakwazi ukuveza izifiso zakho. Ngalesi sizathu, kufanele utshele umuntu omshoyo ukuthi uzizwa kanjani ngokwelashwa okugcina impilo, ukuphakelwa ngamashubhu okuphakelayo nawuketshezi, nezinye izindaba ezibalulekile.
Futhi, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo awafani namandla Ommeli wezezimali, ongawasebenzisa ukunikeza othile igunya ezindabeni zakho zezezimali noma zebhizinisi.
Umbuzo: Uma isimo sami siphelelwa ithemba, ngingacacisa ukuthi ngifuna kukhishwe amashubhu ami okuphakelayo nawoketshezi?
IMP: Kudingeka imiyalelo ekhethekile ukuvumela ukukhishwa kwamashubhu okuphakelayo noma amanzi uma uquleka unomphela futhi uma amashubhu okuphakelayo nawoketshezi engadingeki ukuze kukunikeze ukunethezeka.
Uma ufuna ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi amashubhu asusiwe uma uquleka unomphela, udinga ukubeka amagama akho esikhaleni esihlinzekiwe. Ifa Lokuphila noma Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo. Uma ungafuni ukuthi amashubhu akhishwe lapho uqulekile unomphela, ungawaqalisi amafomu.
Umbuzo: Ingabe kufanele ngisebenzise amafomu ajwayelekile eNtando Yokuphila noma Amandla Ommeli Wokunakekelwa Kwezempilo noma ngingazenzela ami amadokhumenti?
A: Lawa mafomu (chofoza lapha ukuze ufinyelele imininingwane), ezakhiqizwa ngokuhlanganyela yi-Ohio State Bar Association, i-Ohio State Medical Association, i-Ohio Hospital Association kanye ne-Ohio Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, zihambisana nezidingo zomthetho wase-Ohio, kodwa akudingekile ukuba usebenzise lawa mafomu. Ungase ufise ukubonana nommeli ukuze uthole usizo ekubhaleni idokhumenti noma ungazibhalela owakho. Kodwa-ke, kunoma yikuphi, imibhalo kufanele ihambisane nolimi oluthile olubhalwe KuKhodi Ebuyekeziwe yase-Ohio.