DNR or Full Code for Resuscitation?

How did this get from a DNR discussion to a debate on trusts?

@kjoed53 The DNR/DNI documents are just the tip of the iceberg if you want to keep your life intact even after you are gone. My family history has a strange happening in it. Both my Great Grandfather, and his son, my Grandfather, has a clause in the wills, "Should my son/daughter predecease my wife then my estate passes to any grandchildren. For my Grandfather, his only offspring was my mother and she died a year before her mother. Even though my Mom and Dad shared everything especially the income from the property in Texas, the moment she died it all passed to us--three Grandchildren. My Mom and Dad had wills drawn up that left everything to the other.
I live in the rural part of Minnesota with 40 acres of woods. It is my bolthole, if we need it. I also have planted over 2000 Black Walnut trees. I have collected over 3800 books and over 4500 Comic books. I have a few ebooks, games, CD (music), and Videos. Five of my six children thanked me for sending them copies of all of the documents. The sixth one who has cut herself off from the family wanted to know what was in it for her ($$$).

Mom moved in with me and my husband 4 yrs ago. She is now 99 and still going strong. She works in the garden , picks up after the dogs, bakes banana bread and does the dishes every night after we have dinner. The worst thing you can do for an older person is to do everything for them. They need a purpose and a reason to get up every day. Their strength comes from the reason to live. I have left her alone for days while we go on vacation. I have some friends and neighbors who will look in on her and she can call us at any time. I am 72 and hope I can live like she has.
The question of DNR is a personal one. If she had various medical issues that might make a difference. Did I mention she is on no medication? She wonders why she is still here, but I could never help her make a decision one way or another for her. If she had medical issues I believe she would suggest the DNR would be her best way to go. When getting up from a chair, she stretches. She feels comfortable around my house because it is on a single level. She walks 2 blocks to get the mail twice a week and looks forward to continue living. I don't know when or where it will end but CPR will not be in the picture for her. I am 72 and question this for myself. A good thing to discuss with family and friends who know you.

@rollingf
I'm not questioning the importance of the many other aspects of preparing for the inevitable. I'm questioning why there's not a separate thread of equal importance when the topic of DNR is the only thing mentioned in the initial post. When important topics are squeezed into threads that are labeled as something else, they are lost to anyone who may not want to read updates to a DNR post. Likewise, anyone looking for updates to a DNR post may not want to weed through the updates that have nothing to do with DNR. These updates we receive every day are organized for the ease of the members who are interested in the topics posted. I think these non DNR updates should be the beginning of a new topic and it's own thread that is easier for all to follow or not, whichever they choose.

@kjoed53 The DNR/DNI documents are just the tip of the iceberg if you want to keep your life intact even after you are gone. My family history has a strange happening in it. Both my Great Grandfather, and his son, my Grandfather, has a clause in the wills, "Should my son/daughter predecease my wife then my estate passes to any grandchildren. For my Grandfather, his only offspring was my mother and she died a year before her mother. Even though my Mom and Dad shared everything especially the income from the property in Texas, the moment she died it all passed to us--three Grandchildren. My Mom and Dad had wills drawn up that left everything to the other.
I live in the rural part of Minnesota with 40 acres of woods. It is my bolthole, if we need it. I also have planted over 2000 Black Walnut trees. I have collected over 3800 books and over 4500 Comic books. I have a few ebooks, games, CD (music), and Videos. Five of my six children thanked me for sending them copies of all of the documents. The sixth one who has cut herself off from the family wanted to know what was in it for her ($$$).