I'm just looking for some advice about DNR's.
My mother has always said she never wants to be kept alive or resuscitated if there was no hope for her to live a good quality life. I think sometime in the past she has had a DNR when she was admitted to hospital possibly for an operation but we don't know if it still on her medical records or not. Now she has been diagnosed with dementia my sister and I are wondering if it is possible to have a DNR put in place? We don't think that my mom has the capacity to make such a decision now, she was diagnosed with Alzheimers and vascular dementia in February and seems to be on the decline rapidly.
Could someone advise us if it's possible to have a DNR put in place by my sister and me and does anyone know how to go about? We know that this is something my mother would want.
My mother has always said she never wants to be kept alive or resuscitated if there was no hope for her to live a good quality life. I think sometime in the past she has had a DNR when she was admitted to hospital possibly for an operation but we don't know if it still on her medical records or not. Now she has been diagnosed with dementia my sister and I are wondering if it is possible to have a DNR put in place? We don't think that my mom has the capacity to make such a decision now, she was diagnosed with Alzheimers and vascular dementia in February and seems to be on the decline rapidly.
Could someone advise us if it's possible to have a DNR put in place by my sister and me and does anyone know how to go about? We know that this is something my mother would want.