Life & death decisions.

Annual checkup day. My doctor discussing my 'do not reuscitate' order and I'm asking to remind me of the details and probabilities. Paraphrasing here : "Well, if your heart stopped while you were in hospital, of course they'd restart it. But if it happened at home, by the time we got you in, it would be a bit late. Not saying you couldn't possibly be brougfht back but you might not be in good shape. Even if it was a relatively good recovery most people wouldn't last more than about a month; so what d'you think?"

Of course I left the DNR in place.

Doesn't later life get a bit surreal !

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BlueVeins · 22-25

Do you feel like you're ready for the end 🥺

Really · 80-89, M

@BlueVeins Ready? - I'm not sure what that would mean. I'm a lot more 'at ease' with the idea than I used to be. It's still a bit scary some days but not as terrifying as it used to be. Other days I think hey, I could quite happily just drift away right now. And of course how I feel about it will have no influence. I'm 'healthy for my age' which means barring violent accident I could have another week or 10+ years, who knows.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Really I hope I approach it with as much grace as you are. I wouldn't want to spend my last month or so withering away in a hospital after a heart attack either.

Really · 80-89, M

@BlueVeins Thanks. I don't think I've been called graceful before - and who knows whether I'll be graceful later on ....