you have not been in an end of life position then. Fact is if you want NO Care there is no guarantee that some doctor will decide that they want to put you on a medication to keep you going ( happened to my aunt until we pulled out the paper work to make them back off). There are plenty of cases that hit the courts where hospitals want to pull the plug on someone and the docs are sued. Jehova’s Witnesses ( with whom I have nothing in common) and Seventh Day Adventists ( as well as Christian Scientists) fight in court frequently to practise their religious point of view.
I read the whole booklet. These are common questions that one would like families to discuss and know something about. It isn’t a “survey” You obviously have never been a care giver for one at the end of life ( regardless of age). I find that most people do not discuss death and dying with anyone, least of all those who will be taking care of them. If you do not have your wishes written down ( regardless of what they are) you will indeed be at the mercy of someone else.
FTR..I am in that position right now with my mother, who has terminal cancer, you big jerk! I know what I am talking about, so bugger off! If you cannot see the problems with that awful questionaire, then it is you who has no clue. My mother’s living will and directives don’t read anything like that evil ‘survey’ and neither did the ‘workbook’ type info that came with the stuff. If it had, I would not have even let her read it. People who are sick or at the end of their lives don’t need to be made to feel guilty about anything....
ESPECIALLY OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH FOR OUR COUNTRY!