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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why my plan is to kill myself if I get in this situation. I’d rather leave my money to my kids than burn through it all myself.[/quote]

A lot of people think this, but the truth is by the time you’re anywhere near needing 24/7 care, you’re well past the point where you could make and execute that decision. Just functionally in most cases, ethics aside. [/quote]

My dad wrote in his will that he wants all life-saving measures taken to keep him alive. No withholding anything regardless of the circumstances. I just don’t understand this mindset. [/quote]

Some people are afraid to die. [/quote]

PP this was my elderly mom. Had been hospitalized nearly monthly for her heart failure and had scheduled a cardiac surgeon appointment to extend her life. So this reminder was out but not her DNR. We think she hid it. She was newly under 24/7 care and became unresponsive. Aide called 911. EMS and police responded and honestly, blessedly slow-rolled their care while searching for the DNR order. Someone from EMS called me asking for her DNR order - I sent a screenshot. She died during the phone call. Absolutely traumatic experience [/quote]

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