End of life question

[CityGirl]

Both of my parents had DNR's and with my dad he had coded out in the ER but they did not know. So they worked on him for 15 minutes and brought him back. They kept him alive in the ICU on a ventalator. After a week we decided as a family it was time to let him go. The doctors said he would never recover and was brain dead.


My mother ad it rough with MS and pancreatic cancer. The cancer took over her whole body and I sat alone with her in her hospice room as she passed away. I know she would never want it. Being a devoted Catholic and all. But I wish there was a way that we could have helped her along.

I'm sorry you have lost both of your parents, NF. They must have been fairly young 'cause you don't seem to be an old geezer, yet. I have seen scenarios such as your fathers occur quite frequently.
I have jokingly said several times, when I'm older I'm going to have my directives tatooed on my chest but then, I might not be joking after all....

 

[NuckingFuts]

I'm sorry you have lost both of your parents, NF. They must have been fairly young 'cause you don't seem to be an old geezer, yet. I have seen scenarios such as your fathers occur quite frequently.
I have jokingly said several times, when I'm older I'm going to have my directives tatooed on my chest but then, I might not be joking after all....

My dad would have been 70. When this happened.

 

[CityGirl]

My dad would have been 70. When this happened.

20-30 yrs ago that was old but today, that is late middle age. Again, I'm sorry. I wish he could have had another 15 yrs of good health.

 

[Minor Axis]

Well this liberal has always been in the camp of preventing frivolous law suits.

Have them dismissed before they ever make it to a court.

I agree. I don't like the concept that you can sue anyone for anything. It might be England that has a judicial committee that screens lawsuits for merit. This sounds like a good idea, unless of course the committee ends up in the pocket of big business.

 

[Alien Allen]

I agree. I don't like the concept that you can sue anyone for anything. It might be England that has a judicial committee that screens lawsuits for merit. This sounds like a good idea, unless of course the committee ends up in the pocket of big business.

or the ACLU :eek