TheBean
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- Joined
- Jun 10, 2015
- Messages
- 9
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 05/2015
- Country
- US
- State
- CA
- City
- Sunnyvale
Hi everyone,
In reading about California's right to die law, I see it went into effect June of 2015.
It states that patient must be able to swallow medication independently. Does anyone know what that means exactly? I already have a G-Tube and have trouble swallowing the smallest pill; like Riluzole. I have to take with yogurt pudding or applesauce. My doc says it won't be long--I'll lose my ability to swallow.
So I asked him about this and he said something like I'm not quite sure about that, but you should get the word from palliative care. Palliative care doesn't want to talk about it yet because I haven't filled out any paperwork (DNR, advanced directive) and I do not fall into the six months time frame.
If anyone knows if this excludes ALS patients because we can't swallow--and by then probably can't push the meds into the tube--it would give me peace of mind. I have thought a lot about it but haven't decided for sure. When I couldn't get any answers it made me uneasy.
Thank you. Blessings
In reading about California's right to die law, I see it went into effect June of 2015.
It states that patient must be able to swallow medication independently. Does anyone know what that means exactly? I already have a G-Tube and have trouble swallowing the smallest pill; like Riluzole. I have to take with yogurt pudding or applesauce. My doc says it won't be long--I'll lose my ability to swallow.
So I asked him about this and he said something like I'm not quite sure about that, but you should get the word from palliative care. Palliative care doesn't want to talk about it yet because I haven't filled out any paperwork (DNR, advanced directive) and I do not fall into the six months time frame.
If anyone knows if this excludes ALS patients because we can't swallow--and by then probably can't push the meds into the tube--it would give me peace of mind. I have thought a lot about it but haven't decided for sure. When I couldn't get any answers it made me uneasy.
Thank you. Blessings