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Cannot die in hospital even if you beg to.

Aging Well | Last Active: May 30 12:44am | Replies (68)

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@standinginfaith

I had a DNR which the hospital here in Oklahoma advised me to do years ago.. then when I was in the hospital in Arkansas they asked me if I had one and I said yes..and they were appalled!!.. and asked if I'd like to revoke it.. they even sent in the director of the hospital into my room to really push revoking it..and so I revoked it..they said "what if we're doing surgery and you just quit breathing and then we can't do anything ..but we could have saved you.. ".. they were mad at the hospital in Oklahoma that had talked me into it..my precious husband had to get one when we were at the VA in Fayetteville AR before they would put him on hospice.. he was on hospice for 21 days.. and I took care of him 24/7 they only came once a day and if I need them and they had already come.. wouldn't come back.. it was very hard .. he had made me promise not to let anyone see him.. so he passed in the living room..me and him and Jesus..I've been really ill for about 5 years (stomach issues) and almost passed several times.. I go to the hospital in Arkansas now because they are soo bad here..even the ambulance driver said .."don't go there.." I wonder if I should get another DNR..I don't want the hospital director to get mad at me...I've learned NOT to make medical professionals mad.. just go away quietly..I can still see my husband in the bed in the living room..15 years later.. hardest thing I've even done..but so glad he went first...because I loved him more than I love myself..(later hospice said I should have overdosed him on his morphine..I didn't know you could do that...shocking!! I accounted for every med they gave him when they came back after he passed..I wouldn't think you could do that..it might be illegal.. but that's what they told me)

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Replies to "I had a DNR which the hospital here in Oklahoma advised me to do years ago....."

@standinginfaith what they said you should have done was not only illegal, but very unethical of them!

One of the goals of Hospice is to alleviate suffering so that sounds very plausible to me. You have reminded me to check on my own DNR. Thank you.
Sorry about your spouse. I just lost mine also.