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Originally Posted by Julian
Are we not just a stage away from this by having DNR ( Do Not Resuscitate ) more recently changed to DNAR ( Do Not Attempt Resuscitation ) facility? - Something I am totally in favour of.
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We are already in certain circumstances at this stage.
I will repost something close to me that was the hardest decision i ever have had to make below -
There is one of hell of a difference between Euthanasia and a Do Not Resuscitate Order.
Firstly the DNR is only given as an option in specific circumstances.
In my own personal experience was offered to myself for my Father that if they were to perform CPR and heart massage in attempt to restore life his ribcage would have collapsed and would have been a high risk on puncturing his lungs depriving oxygen to the brain.
Fortunately or unfortunately this never came into play as he died peacefully in his sleep with me at the bedside.
Having watched and nursed my father turn from a 65 year old fit man and then lapse into a 69 year old confined to one room for 3 years and then turn into in a 69 year old skeleton of his former self and fight for every breath Euthanasia was never an option.
COAD (Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease) was the eventual cause and would never wish this to be seen or endured by anyone and unbelievable to think it was first diagnosed by a scan after my Father coughed that hard that during the coughing fit he broke three ribs.
From a post found I orginally made
here
Graham at the time did make a well balanced reply to my original posting and i will levae it in his hands if he wants to reply here.
