{"id":3222,"date":"2024-12-12T17:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T01:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2024-12-12T17:38:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T01:38:42","slug":"advance-health-care-directive-ahcd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/en_us\/advance-health-care-directive-ahcd\/","title":{"rendered":"Advance Health Care Directive (AHCD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u512a\u5065\u5eb7 -- Advance Health Care Directive \u91ab\u7642\u7167\u8b77\u4e8b\u524d\u6307\u793a AHCD - Sandy Chen Stokes  U Channel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5AVTPK0Pvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It is common to see in many societal news reports that once an injured or ill person is in a severe coma, unconscious, and relying on life-sustaining equipment, documents about life care rights will be mentioned, one of which is the \u201cAdvance Health Care Directive\u201d, abbreviated as AHCD. 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