Let me retell the story of my Dad's passing.  Got phone call.....flew to Southern California....went to hospital.... went to his room... he had every imaginable tube and electronic lead plugged in him.....Dr. came by...I asked "what's the prognosis?" He looked at me and answered."there is none, your father is brain-dead."  I asked, "then, why the hell is he here with all these damn machines keeping his body "alive"?  What's the purpose?  He hesitated then answered, "Well, there's really no purpose."  I said "then unplug all that stuff and let him pass as peacefully as possible."  They did.

This is EXACTLY what we who have them, hope to avoid with advanced directives.  Is Judge Crane telling us that they are a waste of time and really have no legal standing?  Can medical personnel just ignore them?  I'd like to know....I don't want to be a vegetable being kept "alive" with no quality of life at all and no chance for recovery.  Does anyone here really know what's going on with the A.Ds