@gingerw
My Mother didn’t have a DNR but her family & doctor were well aware of her wishes, & was in her trust & Health care directive.
Even so, when they asked me to sign a POLST, I believe it was. I knew her wishes but I couldn’t sign it. Eventually my brother convinced me to sign but it was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done in my life.
After they brought her back two or three times and when she woke up the next morning I explained all that happened and she said “just try and die around this place.” Even knowing her wishes, by me signing that document maybe I thought I would
be the one ending her life that I couldn’t bear that.
My friend said she's going to have a DRN tattoo on her chest but I told her they might think it could
stand for something else.
But it's always good to get your ducks in a row.
Take care,
Jake

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