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<blockquote data-quote="red dirt shootist" data-source="post: 4212358" data-attributes="member: 52708"><p>I don't think it's fair to be judgemental, you don't know what has happened, or what's going to happen, I can promise you from experience it's a rough road, just honor the decision that someone will make, and out of a whole family sometimes there is just one. Just be supportive, you do what you think you should, and let the next guy do the same. The most important thing is to have this conversation with the person that is sick, before they get too sick, so you will have the strength to make a decision you'll have to live with. Get your paperwork in order, a DNR, medical directive, power of attorney, etc. What typically happens is the relatives show up and they haven't seen aunt Hattie, or momma Joe in years, but here they are, ready to make decisions, wailing and criticizing the medical staff for not saving someone that was damn near dead when they got to the hospital. But get your ducks in a row, if your special someone gets hooked up to a vent, it could be tough to get the hospital to back off, or suspend medication, which is another way to let them go. As for me, I hope I go face down in the mashed potatoes, my ribeye almost gone, and the last shot of bourbon just a memory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="red dirt shootist, post: 4212358, member: 52708"] I don't think it's fair to be judgemental, you don't know what has happened, or what's going to happen, I can promise you from experience it's a rough road, just honor the decision that someone will make, and out of a whole family sometimes there is just one. Just be supportive, you do what you think you should, and let the next guy do the same. The most important thing is to have this conversation with the person that is sick, before they get too sick, so you will have the strength to make a decision you'll have to live with. Get your paperwork in order, a DNR, medical directive, power of attorney, etc. What typically happens is the relatives show up and they haven't seen aunt Hattie, or momma Joe in years, but here they are, ready to make decisions, wailing and criticizing the medical staff for not saving someone that was damn near dead when they got to the hospital. But get your ducks in a row, if your special someone gets hooked up to a vent, it could be tough to get the hospital to back off, or suspend medication, which is another way to let them go. As for me, I hope I go face down in the mashed potatoes, my ribeye almost gone, and the last shot of bourbon just a memory. [/QUOTE]
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