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(By Kellen Browning for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Frederick Bannon Jr. was by his mother\u2019s side in intensive care as she fought a rare form of muscle cancer in late 2014. She was heavily sedated, but he felt confident making medical decisions for her, thanks to his family\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>advance care planning<\/a>. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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