Paula et al

I have been there - I thought I had died and gone to hell (being without meds). And you get in such bad shape that you go into "out of it" mode; you can see and hear what's happening, but only your body is actually there (you just have to have been there to understand). But I know this: NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS!

Mike, I doubt you have ever been to this out-of-body experience - it's beyond "not showing the results." You have no control whatsoever, and that is why we MUST be prepared when (not "if," but "when") this occurs again. It's more important than Advanced Directives (formerly called a "Living Will." )

Let's not settle for a checklist filed away in a book or some resource file; let's be frightened into action. Action so clear that there is someone you can contact that will take charge of the situation - a perfectly understood plan prepared in advance - with a back-up safety net.

Who's with me?????

Peggy