Advance care planning: What patients and caregivers should know
Advance care planning can seem daunting, but it’s a necessary process to make sure that your health care preferences are honored if you become too sick to speak for yourself.
“I define advance care planning as an ongoing process of communication about your goals, values and wishes in terms of your health care decisions,” says senior social work counselor Melanie Cavazos.
She and gastrointestinal medical oncologist...
