[RoseyRed]

Very good point of view! I did not consider the complex family issues so many of us have these days!

[Dlpdo]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I understand the idea here but for me, this misses a point ... if I can golf or drive a car then I wouldn't have a DNR in the first place.

A DNR will not come into play for me until I am so ill and physically incapacitated that I am done. I would be at the point where I felt that resuscitation would not be extending my life but only delaying a desired passing. If I am able to play a round of golf or drive a car then I am not close to being ready for things to come to an end.

My father needed to be resuscitated twice (that I know of) until the doctors were able to adjust his medications and pacemaker correctly. He lives a happy and relatively active life today which would not be the case if he carried that yellow paper.

This doesn't mean I haven't shared my wishes about extraordinary measures with my spouse, there might come a time when a difficult decision has to be made. But I'm not willing to have that decision be made automatically after a lightning strike, an accident in a pool, or a "basic" heart attack.

Not true Bill. You could have terminal cancer and still be driving or possibly playing golf but not want extraordinary measures taken in a medical emergency.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Dlpdo

Not true Bill. You could have terminal cancer and still be driving or possibly playing golf but not want extraordinary measures taken in a medical emergency.

Please see post #10