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widge:
My Mom, in 1994 at the age of 85 spent her last few months in a nursing home; we could no longer give her the level of help she required. One day, a Doctor told me they were going to install a trach. I informed him that she had, on file, a DNR request that also stated that no mechanical intervention was to be done. He told me that was insufficient and that I would have to sign a release. I respectfully told him that I considered him a moral coward, and signed the release. She passed away peacefully within 24 hours.
Had I not been available to carry out her wishes, she would have had to withstand something she did not want.
So much for allowing the old or the sick to die with dignity.
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Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944
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