Okay, I'll just get it out. I'm talking about my almost 90yo Dad. Fell and hit his head. Can't walk, or talk, and I try talking to him but there is just nothing there. His physical body is going through the motions of living, and I know without a doubt that he is no longer able to make decisions because I have tried for over a year to figure out how to get through to him.

The person who I am talking about had an accident and is unable to be independent, barely talks, comprehension is questionable. I do not think that they are capable of making a decision, but a family member filled out the ballot for this person (apparently there was a question asked, and a nod to answer, but it was most likely slanted to the family member's own beliefs). It just makes me angry that this person was taken advantage of but, as someone mentioned above, I'm not going to rat out a family member. I'm simply venting, wondering how much this happens.