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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How healthy is your stepmother? If anything happens to her, from a fall to the flu, how will your father manage? At the least, I would INSIST on daily help within the home. This is a lot for your stepmother to manage.

The resuscitation request is odd, don’t you think? [/quote]

She has some back pain but is otherwise physically healthy. My dad doesn’t need much physical help, he gets himself to and from the kitchen, the bathroom, etc but I have a sense that he’s barking orders at her all day while he sits in his chair and watches tv. She manages his pills and he gives her the 3rd degree about it every day. At a minimum I think they could hire someone to set up his pills for the week and maybe if a “professional” does it he’d trust that it was done right.

What is odd - that he doesn’t have a DNR or that I’d like him to consider having a DNR? If the latter I’d invite you to read this article: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/29/1177914622/a-natural-death-may-be-preferable-for-many-than-enduring-cpr[/quote]

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