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Dear Abby: My mom turns 85 this year. When my father died of congestive heart failure 10 years ago, our family had a clear understanding of Dad’s wishes about the

Abby counsels a woman whose elderly mom refuses to talk about her end-of-live wishes, and a divorced dad is at wits-end over teen daughter who won't go to school

Dear Abby: My mom turns 85 this year. When my father died of heart failure 10 years ago, our family understood Dad’s wishes about the end-of-life care he wanted. We knew he didn’t want “heroic measures,” like a feeding tube or a ventilator. Since Dad had been sick for a few years and he was open to these discussions, Mom felt confident making choices for his care when he could no longer communicate his wishes.