Thank you for sharing that story. The saddest things: wondering how this would have played out had you and your "connections" not been involved? And that the couple could have been any of our parents...or any of us.

At 77 and 63, my husband and I are by definition an elderly couple. I was always my husband's healthcare advocate (and also my parents') I dealt with the doctors, the hospitals, the insurance companies, the labs. I was on top of it. Now...I wonder how close I am to needing an advocate myself.