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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Making her wishes unmistakably clear

A healthy, active octogenarian has had the words "Do Not Resuscitate" tattooed on her chest.

My favorite bit of this story:

Her daughter, an Assistant Dean at a medical school, "failed to talk her mother out of getting the tattoo."

"[Mom] said, 'Remember all those times when you were a teenager, and I said don't do this, that or the other thing? Paybacks are tough, aren't they?'"




Story and pic from Des Moines Register, with hat-tip to Miss Cellania.

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