What to say to someone who is seriously ill?

Whether you are sending a card, a gift, or an email, sometimes it is hard to know what to say. You don’t want to use clichés or upset the ill person more. A few choice words can really brighten a person’s day and perhaps, if they are seriously ill, can give them hope of recovery.

How to support a loved one who is terminally ill?

Get the facts about supporting a loved one who is terminally ill. My loved one has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. How will our relationship change? Your relationship might not change. If you’re concerned, build on your relationship’s strengths. Also, stay open to new possibilities. The diagnosis might improve your relationship.

Can a person make a decision on behalf of someone else?

Some types of power of attorney also give the attorney the legal power to make a decision on behalf of someone else such as where they should live or whether they should see a doctor. In order to make a power of attorney, you must be capable of making decisions for yourself.

What do you call someone who collects benefits for someone else?

If the money is paid into a post office card account and needs to be regularly collected by someone else, contact the post office and ask about arranging for someone else to collect it. Someone who regularly collects benefit for someone else is often called an agent.

Is there a legal basis for involuntarily committing someone?

Involuntarily committing someone involves taking away freedom. Hence, it is not a decision that can or should be made lightly, Our laws provide two reasons to justify taking away someone’s rights. The first is to protect the citizenry from harm “(police powers”) and the second is to protect the individual from harming himself “parens patriae”.

Can a person with mental illness be committed?

Commitment of people with mental illness is usually avoided unless the person is “dangerous”. However many believe it is time to make greater use of parens patriae standards.

Are there laws about who can receive medical information?

When it comes to a parent or spouse’s healthcare, the law is very strict about who can receive status updates, participate in conversations with medical professionals and make medical decisions. These policies are meant to protect our sensitive information, but they can also pose serious problems for family caregivers.

Can a person be committed if they are dangerous?

You can remove someone’s civil rights (commit) them if they are dangerous. But even someone who is dangerous, is still assumed to ‘have capacity (or competence)” to make their own treatment decisions. Hence, one can be acting dangerously, yet still retain capacity.