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4 | 1, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-1.j pg, woman driving ca r, Feeling in Contro l, “I cann ot control the direc tion of th e wind but I can con trol the s ail.” — Au thor unkno wn, Do you ever feel like your life has taken a pa th of its own and yo u have no control? D ealing wit h any chro nic illnes s can be a challenge . Having a doctor te ll you tha t you have chronic k idney dise ase (CKD) can be a s hock—even if you kne w it was c oming. It may sound like the e nd of the world, or at least t he end of the world as you kno w it. Kidn ey disease is a life style chan ge. But, e ven if you r kidneys fail, it’s not the e nd of your life. And , you have more cont rol than y ou think!, If you ar e in crisi s and need help righ t away, ca ll the VA crisis hot line at 1- 800-273-82 55. Or, yo u can chat confident ially at V eterans Cr isis Line or text 83 8255., The keys to a good life with kidn ey disease are to ke ep a posit ive attitu de, learn all you ca n, and tak e an activ e role in your care. You’re ge tting a go od start r ight now b y visiting this site . | |
5 | 2, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-2.j pg, social worker ta lking to p atient, Yo ur VA Soci al Worker is a Resou rce, At th e VA, you have acces s to a soc ial worker through y our primar y care tea m or the k idney clin ic. All U. S. dialysi s clinics and transp lant progr ams—even t hose that are not pa rt of the VA—must ha ve a profe ssional so cial worke r, too., T he social worker has training to help yo u cope wit h your fee lings and adapt to y our treatm ent. He or she can h elp you wi th communi ty resourc es and you r benefits and payme nt questio ns. Get to know your VA social worker. T alk to him or her ab out what s orts of he lp you nee d and reso urces that are avail able from the VA or other agen cies. Aski ng for hel p is the f irst step to getting it. | |
6 | 3, learnMo re>SWS>1, man-thinki ng.jpg, ma n looking pensive or depressed , What Fee lings are Normal?, I t’s VERY n ormal to h ave strong feelings about kidn ey disease . You may feel afrai d, worried , depresse d, or angr y. You mig ht even ha ve all of these feel ings at th e same tim e. These f eelings ma y occur wh en you fir st learn o f your ill ness, if y ou have a health set back, when you need to start t reatment—o r any othe r time. Yo ur VA care team is h ere to tre at YOU—not just your illness. Your emoti onal well- being is j ust as vit al as your physical well-being . Your VA social wor ker and ot her member s of your care team can talk w ith you ab out your f eelings. A nd, the VA has many mental hea lth resour ces that c an help yo u. Start w ith the Me ntal Healt h Website, There are special V A websites for help with issue s like:, S ubstance U se, Milita ry sexual trauma, Th oughts of suicide, A nxiety, De pression, Post traum atic stres s or PTSD | |
7 | 4, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-4.j pg, woman out for wa lk; men on motorcycl e, You CAN Have a Fu ture, The most impor tant thing to know i s, you CAN have a fu ture with kidney dis ease. Your kidneys a ren’t work ing right. But, you are still you. You c an choose to keep fo llowing yo ur dreams. These pho tos are of real peop le with ki dney failu re who’ve had good l ives on di alysis for decades. Dialysis i s one form of treatm ent for ki dney failu re. There are many w ays to per form dialy sis. | |
8 | 5, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-5.j pg, plaque showing q uotation o n attitude , Attitude , “The las t of the h uman freed oms is to choose one ’s attitud e in any g iven set o f circumst ances.” - Victor E. Frankl, Ho locaust Su rvivor, Yo u may not always be able to ch oose what happens to you in li fe. But yo u can alwa ys choose how you th ink about it. How yo u look at things tha t happen t o you is a frame—lik e a frame on a pictu re. That m eans that you can ch oose to re -frame how you think about som ething. Re -framing i s a vital choice you can make to have a good life. | |
9 | 6, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-6.p ng, double image of man's prof ile or whi te vase, Y ou Can Loo k at Thing s in More Than One W ay, Here i s an examp le of what we mean b y “re-fram e.” Many t hings can be looked at in more than one way. Like this pictu re. Maybe you’ve see n it befor e. Can you see a vas e and two faces? (HI NT: The va se is whit e. The fac es are bla ck.) Both the vase a nd the fac es are par t of the p icture. Yo u can choo se to focu s on one o r the othe r. Or, you can look at both. I t’s up to you. | |
10 | 7, learnMo re>SWS>1, coping-7.j pg, girl w ith stubbo rn look on her face, Stubborn or Persist ent?, When we choose to think about thin gs in a di fferent wa y, it can help us to feel bett er about t hem. If th is was you r little g irl or gra nddaughter , would it help you more to th ink of her as stubbo rn or pers istent? Th e look on her face i s the same either wa y. But, yo u may look at her in a new way when you give her b ehavior a more posit ive label. This is r e-framing in action. Re-framin g can help you see t hings in a more hope ful way. | |
11 | 8, learnMo re>SWS>1, dialysis-m achine.jpg , dialysis machine, Re-frame k idney dise ase, How d o you re-f rame what seems like a very ba d thing, l ike kidney disease? It may hel p you to k now that t reatments for kidney failure a re very di fferent to day than t hey were y ears ago. In fact, u ntil the 1 970s, ther e were not enough di alysis mac hines to h elp everyo ne who had kidney fa ilure. Man y people w ith kidney failure d ied. The V A began to offer dia lysis in 1 964 and tr ansplant s oon after— and it is still here for you t oday., Now , there ar e enough m achines fo r all. The treatment s are more comfortab le and the re are mor e ways to do dialysi s than eve r before. If your ki dneys fail and you c hoose to d o dialysis , there ar e a number of ways t o do it! T here are t hree ways to do trea tments whi le you sle ep. And, t here is a way to do dialysis t hat doesn’ t use need les. You c an learn m ore about the ways t o do dialy sis by vis iting the Treatment Room. Ther e are newe r drugs th at can hel p kidney t ransplants last long er, too., So, you ca n choose t o look at kidney fai lure as a terrible f ate. Or, y ou can cho ose to be grateful t hat you li ve at a ti me when sc ience can help you t o have a g ood life. | |
12 | 9, learnMo re>SWS>1, family-bea ch.jpg, wo man with k idney fail ure and he r two chil dren at th e beach, L iving a Go od Life, N ancy was 1 9 years ol d when she started d ialysis in 1966. Tod ay, she st ill works full-time as a nurse . She’s a grandma of two. And she’s stil l skiing! Over the y ears, Nanc y has done many kind s of dialy sis and sh e is now o n her four th kidney transplant . She’s ha ving a goo d life aft er kidney failure—an d you can, too. | |
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14 | U.S. Navy photo by M ass Commun ication Sp ecialist 1 st Class R . Jason Br unson, pro file photo of Navy v eteran wit h another veteran in backgroun d, Try Not to Look B ackwards, It’s very normal to want to tu rn back th e clock or step into a time ma chine and go back to a time wh en you did n’t have C KD. But, w hen you ca n point yo urself int o the futu re, you’ll have a be tter chanc e for a go od life. T here can b e good tim es ahead o f you—not just behin d you., We all look back somet imes, but try not to dwell on the past. When you c atch yours elf saying things li ke, “I wis h I had…,” or, “if o nly I woul d have…,” those are clues that you are l ooking bac kward. | |
15 | 11, learnM ore>SWS>1, coping-11 .jpg, skys cape with clouds and sunshine, Focus on Looking Fo rward, Thi nk about w hat you ca n do. Don’ t limit yo urself in ways you d on’t have to! Never assume tha t you can’ t do somet hing you l ove. Assum e that you can, and check with your care team if y ou’re not sure. | |
16 | 12, learnM ore>SWS>1, coping-12 .jpg, man wearing ha t with arm wrapped a round woma n's should ers, You H ave Coped Before—Use Those Ski lls, You h aven’t got ten to the age you a re without facing so me losses in your li fe—a job, a friend, a loved on e, a home. You have coped befo re and mad e it throu gh some to ugh times. If you ne ed help co ping, talk to a soci al worker, chaplain, or therap ist. The V A has indi vidual, gr oup, and o ther thera py service s to help you. Don’t be afraid to ask fo r the help you need to feel be tter. You might want to visit the VA men tal health website., If you se e a therap ist now, t alk to him or her ab out kidney disease a nd your fe elings. If you don’t have one but would like to se e one, you r doctor c an refer y ou. Just a sk. | |
17 | 13, learnM ore>SWS>1, coping-13 .jpg, mult i-generati onal Afric an-America n family, Find Suppo rt—In Pers on or Onli ne, Did yo u know tha t about 1 in 9 Ameri cans has C KD? You ar e not alon e. Having someone to talk to c an help yo u feel les s alone. T here are o ther peopl e in the s ame boat—i n your tow n and arou nd the wor ld. Ask ar ound. Ther e may be a support g roup in yo ur area. I f not, may be you cou ld start o ne. Also, look onlin e. The int ernet is t here for y ou 24/7. C heck out o rganizatio ns like:, The Americ an Associa tion of Ki dney Patie nts, The R enal Suppo rt Network , Medicare *, The Nat ional Kidn ey Foundat ion, Veter an’s Affai rs, TEAM s tands for “together everyone a chieves mo re.” In yo ur life, s upport may come from a spouse, child, pa rent, sibl ing, frien d, or neig hbor. Be s ure your c are partne r’s needs are met, t oo, if you have one. Your VA s ocial work er can tal k with you r care par tner and h elp link h im or her to service s in your area or Ca regiver Se rvices at the VA., * Links will take you outside of the Depar tment of V eterans Af fairs webs ite. VA do es not end orse and i s not resp onsible fo r the cont ent of the linked we bsites. | |
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22 | 1, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 1.jpg, man with hand under chi n, Living Your Life, Managing a chronic disease ma y mean som e changes to your da y-to-day r outine. Th ink about the things you want to do. The y won’t ha ppen by ac cident, bu t you can take steps to live t he life yo u want. | |
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24 | U.S. Navy photo by P hotographe r's Mate 1 st Class K evin H. Ti erney, man looking i nto micros cope, Work or School are Good for You!, People who have chro nic kidney disease ( CKD) often want to k now if the y can keep their job s or go to school. I n most cas es, the an swer is ye s! Even if your kidn eys fail, you may be able to k eep workin g., There are a lot of pluses to keeping a job. Wh en you are working, you are:, Earning an income, G etting ben efits, Spe nding time with cowo rkers, Fee ling like you are pa rt of a te am, If you r work is very activ e or you w ork very l ong hours, it may he lp your he alth to ma ke some ch anges. If your emplo yer is lar ge enough, you may b e able to get “accom modations” to help y ou keep wo rking. Tal k with you r care tea m and your social wo rker about your opti ons., Many schools h ave staff who can he lp you dea l with any barriers that arise while you attend. C heck with the admiss ions or st udent affa irs office to see wh at program s they hav e to help you. Your CKD may qu alify you for a prog ram to hel p you bala nce your s chool and health nee ds. | |
25 | 3, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 3.jpg, sta tue of wom an resting head on h er forearm , Too Tire d to Work? Get Teste d & Treate d for Anem ia, Often, the reaso n people w ith chroni c kidney d isease (CK D) feel to o tired to work is a nemia. Ane mia is a s hortage of oxygen ca rrying red blood cel ls that ca n make you feel worn out and e xhausted. It may tak e about 6 weeks to f eel the ef fects of a nemia trea tment, but you can f eel better ! If you f eel tired, cold, hav e fuzzy th inking, or no energy , see your doctor. Y ou can get treatment for anemi a that can help brin g back you r energy s o you can work and d o other th ings you e njoy. To l earn about anemia, r ead the Sy mptoms of Kidney Dis ease topic . To learn about tre atment for anemia, v isit the P harmacy. | |
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27 | U.S. Navy photo by M ass Commun ication Sp ecialist 1 st Class M olly A. Bu rgess, Nav y chefs, W orking? Do n’t Quit i f You’re T ired!, Ane mia can ma ke people so tired t hat they f eel like t hey have t o quit the ir jobs. B ut, if you work, thi nk twice b efore you quit. Taki ng disabil ity may no t be your best choic e. Why not ?, Disabil ity benefi ts will be less than a paying job., It i s hard to go back to work or y ou may fin d it hard to find a new job., Working ca n be a vit al part of your life —giving yo u a sense of pride., If you fe el too tir ed to work , talk to your care team. Ask to be test ed for ane mia. The t est is a b lood count for hemog lobin—your level of red blood cells. To learn more about blo od tests, visit the Laboratory ., Anemia can be tre ated—and y ou can hav e more ene rgy to do things you want to d o. The tre atment for anemia ca n take two forms:, I ron. Your body needs iron as a building block to m ake red bl ood cells. , Man-made erythropo ietin, or EPO. | |
28 | 5, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 5.jpg, Afr ican-Ameri can couple , Concerns with Inti macy or Fe rtility?, Chronic ki dney disea se—and the illnesses that caus e it—can h ave an imp act on phy sical inti macy with your partn er, and on whether y ou can fat her or bea r children . If these things ma tter to yo u, don’t b e ashamed to talk to your care team., So me treatme nt options for kidne y failure do a bette r job of h elping wit h these is sues than others. If your kidn eys fail, having a k idney tran splant—or doing dail y or noctu rnal hemod ialysis—ca n boost yo ur intimac y and fert ility. Don ’t give up ! Your car e team has ways to h elp you. T o learn mo re about d ifferent t reatment o ptions, vi sit the Tr eatment Ro om. | |
29 | 6, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 6.jpg, lug gage, Can you travel with kidn ey disease ?, Yes! Th e whole po int of tre atment for kidney di sease is t o let you live life to the ful lest. If y ou have ki dney failu re, the tr eatment op tion you c hoose will make a di fference. For exampl e, travel is easier if you hav e had a ki dney trans plant., If you are o n dialysis in a clin ic, your V A social w orker will help you find a cli nic at you r travel s ite and fi ll out the forms you ’ll need. With some types of h ome dialys is, you ca n take you r treatmen t with you when you travel. Th ere are a number of ways to do dialysis. If you lo ve to trav el, choose a treatme nt that ma kes travel easier. Y ou can lea rn which o ptions are travel-fr iendly by visiting t he Treatme nt Room. | |
30 | 7, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 7.jpg, Fam ily out fo r a walk/b ike ride, You’ll Fee l Best If You Stay A ctive, Don ’t let a k idney prob lem stop y ou from st aying acti ve! Being active hel ps your wh ole body t o work bet ter. It’s good for y our muscle s—includin g your hea rt. Exerci se can mak e you stro nger and m ore flexib le, too, s o you are less likel y to fall. And, it c an boost y our mood., If it’s b een a whil e since yo u have bee n active, talk with your care team about how to ex ercise saf ely. Your team can r efer you t o a physic al therapi st or the VA’s MOVE! ® program to help yo u get star ted. | |
31 | 8, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 8.jpg, fla shlight, E xercise Re charges Yo ur Batteri es, Some p eople thin k their bo dies are l ike flashl ights—if t hey use up their bat tery charg e, they’ll run down and be tir ed. Not so ! In fact, the rever se is true —if you do n’t use yo ur body, y ou’ll lose it. Your body is mu ch more li ke a recha rgeable ba ttery. And exercise is what re charges yo u., It doe sn’t matte r if you’r e 80, or 9 0, or 100. Studies s how that y ou can bui ld muscle and get st ronger at any age. | |
32 | 9, learnMo re>SWS>2, lifestyle- 9.jpg, per son in kay ak, Find S omething Y ou ENJOY D oing, The key to bei ng active is to focu s on play, not work. Maybe the re is a sp ort you en joy. You m ight like to garden. Or, maybe you love to dance. These are just a few ideas. Th ere are ma ny more. T hink back to what yo u loved to do as a k id. That m ay help yo u come up with ideas for what might be f un now. An d, walking is also g ood exerci se—and it’ s free. | |
33 | 10, learnM ore>SWS>2, lifestyle -10.jpg, l ittle boy in a cape running on a hill wi th a beaut iful sunse t in the b ackground, Make a Pl an for You r Life, an d Follow Y our Dreams , Just 50 years ago, if your k idneys fai led, medic ine could not save y ou. Today, if your k idneys fai l, you get a new sta rt. This i s extra li fe that yo u would no t have had before. M ake it cou nt! Do som e of the t hings you always mea nt to, but didn’t ge t around t o. Think a bout what you want t o have in your life. Make a pl an to reac h one of y our goals. Your soci al worker and care t eam can he lp you., R each for t he sky! | |
34 | 11, learnM ore>SWS>2, lifestyle -11.jpg, b lackboard with notes showing h ow to reac h goals - Set a goal , make a p lan, get t o work, st ick to it, reach goa l, Set a G oal, Think of one go al that is important to you. M aybe you w ant to tak e a trip. Plant a ga rden. Buy or fix up a home. Wr ite down y our goal. Writing so mething do wn can be a first st ep to maki ng it more real. | |
35 | 12, learnM ore>SWS>2, lifestyle -12.jpg, h illside sc ene, A Jou rney of 1, 000 Miles Begins wit h Just 1 S tep…, How do you rea ch your go als? One s tep at a t ime. Break your big goal down into small er steps. Think abou t who can help you i f you need it. Tell someone ab out your g oal. Set a date to a chieve you r first sm all step. Once you d o, reward yourself. The journe y can be w orth it, t oo, all by itself. | |
36 | 13, learnM ore>SWS>2, cat-in-la p.jpg, old er man wit h a black cat in his lap, If Y our Kidney s Fail, Yo u Can Choo se Comfort Care, If your kidne ys fail, i t will be up to you to choose a treatmen t. One opt ion is med ical care without di alysis, or “comfort care.”, If you make this choic e, you wil l get trea tment for pain and s ymptoms so you feel comfortabl e. This ty pe of care will allo w natural death to o ccur. The VA is a le ader in co mfort care services to help yo u and your family. Y ou can spe nd the tim e you have left sett ing your a ffairs in order and saying goo dbye to lo ved ones. Your VA ca re team an d social w orker can help you s ort out yo ur options . | |
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41 | 1, learnMo re>SWS>3, paying-1.j pg, pile o f paper mo ney, VA Be nefits and Kidney Di sease Trea tment, Kid ney diseas e can be c ostly. The re may be new medici nes for yo u to take and many c linic visi ts. If you r kidneys fail, you may need a kidney tr ansplant o r dialysis ., The goo d news is, there is help for y ou. You do n’t have t o go it al one. If yo u are an e nrolled ve teran, the VA will h elp make s ure that y ou get the care you need, and cost will not be a f actor in t he care yo u get. You r social w orker can help you f ind local resources and can he lp you wit h VA healt h care ben efits, emp loyer insu rance, and Medicare questions. , Are you homeless? The VA can help., Ca ll the Nat ional VA c all center for homel ess vetera ns at 1-87 7-4AID-VET (1-877-42 4-3838). | |
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43 | Photo Cred it: Spc. L aura Owens , VA surge ons perfor ming a tra nsplant op eration, T he VA Pays for Kidne y Transpla nts, When you are el igible for VA health care, you r kidneys are covere d, too. If your kidn eys fail a nd you nee d a kidney transplan t, the VA will help you. A kid ney transp lant gives you one h ealthy kid ney from a living or deceased donor., Yo u can get a transpla nt at one of the VA’ s six regi onal trans plant cent ers in:, P ittsburgh, PA, Nashv ille, TN, Iowa City, IA, Portl and, OR, M iami, FL, Birmingham , AL, The VA will pa y for your travel to the cente r and for the surger y. The VA will pay f or a kidne y donor to travel to a VA tran splant cen ter for te sts and tr ansplant s urgery, to o. And, th e VA will pay for th e immune s uppressing drugs you need to k eep the ne w kidney h ealthy—for as long a s the kidn ey lasts. To learn m ore about what to ex pect from a transpla nt, visit the Treatm ent Room. To learn m ore about VA transpl ant servic es, talk t o your car e team or visit the VA nationa l transpla nt program website. | |
44 | 3, learnMo re>SWS>3, dialysis-m achine2.jp g, dialysi s machine, The VA Pa ys for Dia lysis of A ll Kinds, Dialysis i s a servic e that is part of yo ur VA heal th benefit s. Dialysi s is a tre atment tha t can keep you alive by cleani ng wastes and excess water out of your b lood if yo ur kidneys fail. If there is a VA dialys is center in your to wn, you ma y be able to get you r care the re. If not , the VA w ill pay fo r you to g et home di alysis or in-center care from a non-VA c enter. The VA will h ave a cont ract with the center . Your VA social wor ker will h elp you wo rk out the details o f where to go to get the treat ment you w ant. To le arn more a bout all t he differe nt ways to do dialys is, visit the Treatm ent Room. | |
45 | 4, learnMo re>SWS>3, house-in-h ands.jpg, hands hold ing a wood en model h ouse, VA G rants May Pay for Ho me Changes for Dialy sis, If yo u choose a type of d ialysis th at is done at home, your home may need c hanges to the wiring or plumbi ng. These changes ca n be costl y. VA gran ts for “ho me improve ments and structural alteratio ns” (HISA) may be ab le to help you. Talk to your V A social w orker if y ou want to do home d ialysis an d need hel p to pay f or wiring and plumbi ng changes . | |
46 | 5, learnMo re>SWS>3, paying-5.j pg, sample Medicare card, Kidn ey Failure Entitles Most U.S. Citizens t o Medicare , You may be entitle d to Medic are* if yo ur kidneys fail. Med icare is a national health ins urance pla n. You ear n credits toward Med icare by w orking and paying ta xes. You m ust qualif y for Medi care by ha ving enoug h credits for your a ge—or bein g a spouse or child of someone who has e nough cred its. Once you get Me dicare, it is not ju st for kid ney diseas e. There a re three w ays to get Medicare: , Be over 65, Be dis abled, Hav e kidney f ailure at any age, Y ou DO need to apply for Medica re—it won’ t just com e to you. Your socia l worker o r the Soci al Securit y office c an help yo u if you h ave questi ons about the forms— or about h ow the VA and Medica re or your other hea lth plan w ork togeth er to get you the ca re you nee d., *Links will take you outsi de of the Department of Vetera ns Affairs website. VA does no t endorse and is not responsib le for the content o f the link ed website s. | |
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51 | 1, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-1. jpg, perso n signing a legal do cument, Wh at is an A dvance Dir ective?, A n “Advance Directive ” is a way for you t o share yo ur wishes for what m edical tre atment you do or don ’t want wi th your lo ved ones a nd your he alth care team. It’s called an “advance directive” because i t lets you share you r wishes i n advance of a healt h crisis., Rather th an make a list of ty pes of car e that you do or don ’t want, a n Advance Directive is based o n your val ues. This form lets you do two things:, Name peopl e to make health car e choices for you, D escribe ho w you want to be tre ated, The VA has an advance di rective fo rm that yo ur care te am can giv e you. | |
52 | 2, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-2. jpg, Veter an holding his dog, What if Yo u Couldn’t Speak for Yourself? , It’s a g ood idea t o put your wishes ab out your h ealth care into an a dvance dir ective. Yo u just nev er know wh en an acci dent or a health cri sis like a heart att ack or str oke might keep you f rom being able to sa y what kin d of care YOU want. When you h ave a heal th problem like chro nic kidney disease ( CKD), you can have a good life . And, it’ s also wis e to plan ahead—just in case. | |
53 | 3, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-3. jpg, oxyge n mask, Ty pes of Med ical Care to Think A bout:, The re are som e question s that onl y you can answer. If you ever become too ill to sp eak for yo urself, it is a comf ort to you r loved on es to know what you would want —and not h ave to gue ss. Take s ome time t o think ab out what e ach of the se treatme nts might mean for y ou., Oxyge n from a m ask, Breat hing tube (ventilato r), Feedin g tube, In travenous fluids, Bl ood produc ts, Antibi otics, Pai n relief, CPR, Dialy sis, Do yo u want agg ressive me dical care ? Do you w ant care t o stop at a certain point? The re are no right or w rong answe rs. Your c are team c an answer questions for you ab out treatm ents. You might talk to your s ocial work er or chap lain, too, if you’re not sure what you m ight want. , The VA A dvance Dir ective for m is avail able to yo u. | |
54 | 4, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-4. jpg, livin g will, Li ving Will, A living will is on e part of an advance directive . It is a legal docu ment that takes effe ct if and when you a re not abl e to speak for yours elf. A liv ing will s tates your wishes fo r what kin d of treat ment you d o and don’ t want. So me people have a law yer help t hem make o ut a livin g will, bu t you don’ t have to. , If you m ake out a living wil l, be sure to sign i t, date it , and give a copy to your love d ones and your care team. A l iving will does no g ood if no one knows you have o ne. You wi ll need to update yo ur living will if yo u change y our mind a bout what kind of ca re you wan t. If you change you r living w ill, date the new fo rm, share the new co py with yo ur loved o nes and ca re team, a nd ask the m to tear up the old one. | |
55 | 5, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-5. jpg, docto r overseei ng woman e xplain to her mother about hea lthcare pr oxy, Healt h Care Pow er of Atto rney, A he alth care “proxy” or health ca re power o f attorney is a form you sign that gives someone e lse the ri ght to mak e health c are choice s for you if you can ’t make th em yoursel f., It’s b est not to spring th is on some one! If yo u have a l oved one y ou would l ike to ask , talk to him or her about it. Be sure t hat he or she is wil ling to ta ke the res ponsibilit y and know s what you r wishes w ould be. G ive him or her a sig ned and da ted copy o f the powe r of attor ney form a nd your li ving will— and share it with yo ur health care team. | |
56 | 6, learnMo re>SWS>4, advance-di rective-6. jpg, flowe rs, Focus on the Fut ure!, When you know that you h ave shared your wish es with yo ur loved o nes, you c an focus o n living e ach day to its fulle st. |
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