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Re:How Doctors Die (2013) by NotPavlovsDog on Sunday April 04, 2021 @11:12AM (#26690057)
From my experience as a rescue-worker, I have instructed my SO to never have me on a machine for life support longer than one week before I'm in my sixties, and no longer than 3 days if I'm over.

This is my decision, and I won't go into details, because they are personal and I am not a doctor. Perhaps the point I desire most others get from my post is this:

We are all going to die. Usually unpleasantly. Most often, unexpectedly, even with a prolonged illness.

Plan your death. Plan your medical treatments. There are things you can control, you need to know & state what they are, and have it in writing.

Re:How Doctors Die (2013) by oleander73 on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:32AM (#26695933)
Agreed. I have incurable cancer and I very much plan to die pleasantly. The cost of that is that I will probably die much sooner than necessary, but I can live with that.
Re:How Doctors Die (2013) by NotPavlovsDog on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @06:17AM (#26710134)
If I'm in control, i plan to take a nice deep scuba dive, somewhere warm, with blue water.

I would prefer to avoid a department keeping me hooked up for stats and fees.

Wishing us all a pleasant death! With life being what it is, even some dignity while dying is a great gift.