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Sent to Health Experts August 09, 2006 7:52 p.m.

my aunt is in the hospital for dehydration she is also having some kidney problems the doc says there 12% working because she have dementicia she is not a canidate for dyalisis she is not eating he says just let her go he even put a DO NOT RESUSITATE in her chart with out consulting me and i'm her legal medical power of attorney he has refused to put in a feeding tube am i wrong is there something i can do legally i fill like he just wants her to starve to death she's 80 she still knows everyone if she haven't seen you in awhile she may forget you name but she knows your face so her dementicia is not that bad please hurry and responde he removed the IV fluids 2 days ago

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August 09, 2006 7:56 p.m. (3 minutes and 41 seconds later)

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