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Do Not Resuscitate? - Real ethical decisions
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<blockquote data-quote="PloverWing" data-source="post: 75758614" data-attributes="member: 307356"><p>I had a DNR order in place for my father, who died a few years ago in his 80s in an assisted living facility. It's worth reading the fine print -- in my judgment, for example, a feeding tube is intrusive in a way that giving antibiotics is not. But the general principle is there. When it's time to go, it's time to go. One of the factors in my decision is what others have said about how damaging CPR can be to the elderly body; the medical staff at my father's residence talked about that when they were advising me.</p><p></p><p>I also agree with the advice to having an Advanced Directive in place, so that when it's your turn, your family members won't have to guess about what you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PloverWing, post: 75758614, member: 307356"] I had a DNR order in place for my father, who died a few years ago in his 80s in an assisted living facility. It's worth reading the fine print -- in my judgment, for example, a feeding tube is intrusive in a way that giving antibiotics is not. But the general principle is there. When it's time to go, it's time to go. One of the factors in my decision is what others have said about how damaging CPR can be to the elderly body; the medical staff at my father's residence talked about that when they were advising me. I also agree with the advice to having an Advanced Directive in place, so that when it's your turn, your family members won't have to guess about what you want. [/QUOTE]
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