Who will make medical decisions for you if you are unable to do so yourself?

Do you have an Advance Medical Directive form filled out for yourself expressing your wishes concerning resuscitation,
mechanical ventilation, etc.??? Have you made your wishes clear to others?

Absolutely!!! My wife, mother, and brother are authorized to make decisions for me (in that specific order). I am NOT to be placed on life support and am not to be resuscitated more than once. I am never to be placed on a ventilator either.... Anyone who does NOT make such things clear is only asking for heartache, bills, and trouble!

Depending on age and circumstance it could be your spouse, siblings, parents, or children. Basically, your next of kin

you are absolutely right. Everyone who is old enough by law to have this form filled out should do so. I wouldn't want my family to have to make choices for me, that would be against what I would want and I sure don't want doctor's or government taking the matter into their hands.......... Every one, you can obtain this form over the internet and should have it printed out and filled out and kept in a safe place and insure your doctor has a copy also.......

If you're married then your spouse has say over what happens to you and if your not married then your parents get to say what they want to happen to you. And if they're dead then the next of kin would take that position. But you should deffinitly fill out an advanced directive and a living will and make sure you expressing you wishes to your loved ones.

You need to write it down, as a legal document and make sure that your main doctor signs it, your spouse, parents, anyone that will be taking care of you if anything happens.
My parents in my case are the ones in charge if anything happens, i made it clear that i will not receive blood transfusions, and that i will never be placed on a ventilator, will be an organ donor, etc etc.

My hubby is to make all decisions i do have a living will and if he is dead b4 i am my children will make these decisions.

yes, my son and daughter. Directives are in my will.

I have a living will , notarized and the whole nine yards...if I am unable to wipe my own a$$,leave me alone and call Dr. Kervokian.