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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Adrienne,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Well, the nurse clients I have had have told me that artificial hydration means hooking up a drip and pumping water into the body, but they also tell me that at the end of life, this is not a good idea because the body just cannot process the influx. Same with artificial nutrition. But I don’t offer this analysis since I am not a medical professional. Most people don’t have a question about it. I’ve only had one person choose to allow artificial hydration and nutrition in 8 years of preparing health care directives. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Perhaps someone else has a more technical definition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Susan Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Law Office of Susan Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>125 West 2<sup>nd</sup> Avenue, Suite “B”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 81<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Twisp, WA 98856<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(509) 996-5944 (phone)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(509) 362-9692 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:sdonahue@sdonahuelaw.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>sdonahue@sdonahuelaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.sdonahuelaw.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.sdonahuelaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adrienne Keith Wills<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 21, 2020 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Health care directive/hydration<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m curious to know if anyone has specific information about what qualifies as artificial hydration under RCW 70.122.030 (health care directive)?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you, Adrienne<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-variant:small-caps'>Wills Law Firm Inc.</span></b><span style='font-variant:small-caps'> (</span><i><span style='color:black'>please note the new name for my practice</span></i><span style='color:black'>)</span><span style='font-variant:small-caps'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Adrienne K. Wills, Attorney | Mediator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Helping family law and estate planning clients create their legacy </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100 | Seattle, WA 98101</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Web: </span><a href="http://www.WillsLawFirm.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.WillsLawFirm.com</span></a><span style='color:black'> | Tel. </span><a href="tel:%28206%29%20523-3047" target="_blank">(206) 523-3047</a><span style='color:black'> | Fax </span><u><span style='color:#0070C0'>(206) 219-6714</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-variant:small-caps'>Wills Law Firm Inc.</span></b><span style='font-variant:small-caps'> (</span><i><span style='color:black'>please note the new name for my practice</span></i><span style='color:black'>)</span><span style='font-variant:small-caps'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Adrienne K. Wills, Attorney | Mediator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Helping family law and estate planning clients create their legacy </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>1700 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100 | Seattle, WA 98101</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Web: </span><a href="http://www.WillsLawFirm.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.WillsLawFirm.com</span></a><span style='color:black'> | Tel. </span><a href="tel:%28206%29%20523-3047" target="_blank">(206) 523-3047</a><span style='color:black'> | Fax </span><u><span style='color:#0070C0'>(206) 219-6714</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>