tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post5264564228331516379..comments2023-05-24T23:33:57.516+10:00Comments on My Unwelcome Stranger: Let's get practical 4Denis Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-13004375678241808582013-04-07T14:25:59.642+10:002013-04-07T14:25:59.642+10:00I'm glad your mother's wishes were respect...I'm glad your mother's wishes were respected. If a clear Advance Care Directive with legal status is not provided then medical staff may feel themselves bound to do all they can to resuscitate. People should always keep that in mind. I'm not advocating a DNR in all circumstances – far from it – but for those who are very unlikely to gain any benefit from it – in fact, who will be tortured if it is carried out.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-13925345749060853912013-04-06T07:28:34.464+11:002013-04-06T07:28:34.464+11:00I appreciated this work as well.
My mother was a...I appreciated this work as well.<br /><br />My mother was assisted with morphine in the last hours of her life to die peacefully. She had brain tumours and emphysema and had requested no resuscitation or treatment at the end. The ultimate cause of her death was a pneumonia which the doctors agreed not to treat at her request. It helped that my sister was a nurse with authority at the hospital where our mother actually died and she was able to support Mum's last wishes.<br /><br />I don't know any nurses who would not support such wishes to die peacefully.<br /><br />KateStill thinkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357746950181786500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-31868077358995452852013-04-05T09:03:00.399+11:002013-04-05T09:03:00.399+11:00You know what they say about what tends to concent...You know what they say about what tends to concentrate the mind, Bob! Thank you. As I've said before, we'll really only know when we truly discover there's nowhere else to go.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-44677991276348396792013-04-03T10:26:34.974+11:002013-04-03T10:26:34.974+11:00Thank you for this epic four-episode compilation o...Thank you for this epic four-episode compilation of thoughts on dying, Denis. How did you manage to make the huge effort this objectivity and clarity must have taken? You are a remarkable human being and a born communicator. <br /><br />The overall views expressed - and selected comments - put into perspective thoughts which - as I move through my late 70s - increasingly concern me. These are not death but the manner of dying; our right to choose based on prognosis; quality of life, and degree of suffering. <br /><br />Once again, thank you. Our thoughts are with you. Love to you both.<br /><br />BobBob Lakenoreply@blogger.com