>> Pretty much a waste of time really, by the time you get to that stage,
>> the medical teams involved are usually always guided by the wishes of the next of
>> kin if the patient is utterly gaga or comotose.
Maybe, just maybe there will be cases where the donor of the health and welfare LPA has different wishes to those of next of kin and knew that would be case before going ga-ga*. Or next of kin differ and the LPA is a sort of casting vote.
* As an example, albeit I've used it before, my Father was adamant that he didn't want a religious funeral.
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