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Old 04-10-2020, 02:00 PM
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Default Make wishes clear

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Originally Posted by queasy27 View Post
Make sure your advance health directives are up to date, including your wishes about being placed on a respirator.
I just found out in my last hospitalization that it isn’t enough to just make your wishes clear —I had to get a DO NOT RESUSCITATE order by my doctor and have it uploaded to my hospital records.

This particular situation is probably different but for future reference—