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Originally Posted by Nammu
Today I got and filled out the papers for advanced directives. I’ve known what I wanted for years and always meant to get around to it. Today I had the annual wellness check with a nurse. She asked about it and I confessed I I’d put it off and now I didn’t know where the papers were. She gave me new papers and an appointment for Friday to have it witnessed and entered into the records. So now after years of procrastinating I’m done. Feels good.
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Be careful though with what you put into your Advanced Directive. I had a major, nearly lethal suicide attempt in 2009 after which I was brought back to life at Stanford Hospital. I was on a ventilator for several days. Had I had an AD with a "do not resuscitate" order in it, I would not have received another lease on life. since we are on a mental health forum with bipolar and similar dx's, I thought I'd mention that.