Public Trustee vs Vet

Originally posted by Art Johnson
Hi Carmen, as you know I am sort of at the beginning of this process with my wife. I have her sign all documents concerning her care etc even though the facilities we are dealing with would prefer that I would do the signing. In Ontario having power of attorney does not necessarily mean you have power of attorney, a Doctor must first declare that the person for which you have power of attorney is not competant to make a decision on his/her own. In my experience Doctors are reluctant to make this judgement.
So far it has worked out well for us, we have worked with the Community Care Access units in our community and they have been very helpful.

Hi Art,

For starters, thank you a whole bunch for replying to me in this Art. This stuff, well ... it just really pushes all of my buttons of concern. Times have changed so much ,,, where family used to automatically fill roles, the impersonal government and others step in these days ... and they can't always know whats best for the individuals involved because, bottom line, they don't really know them in a day in and out way ... ( my biggest fears for myself are to ever get to the point of physical dependency on other people, which is a potentially realistic concern of mine, even at age 51 ... my life experiences have not inspired trust that my needs, or even limits, will be considered)

Should there ever come a time in you and Catherine's time if you feel you need someone to "run things by", or ??? ... well ... please DO think of us in MLU. Maybe we can give you options to consider or ... I dunno ...

I mean that from the heart Art ...

On a lighter note ... here is a link for you Art ... do you recognize or even like this lady and song?
http://www.kittywells.com/

Also ... please do explain to me your comment about what you called "Jamesons" when I said I liked it in my coffee LOL ... (Irish Whiskey for those who don't know ... and I know, I was a rare drinker until ... now I rather enjoy the fire water ... it ain't Drambuie but it works )

Karmen