MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: ...As per her and her family's wishes.

> I don't have a source... I listen to the news driving.
>
> I heard the story that the center she was in is a place for dying with dignity. She
> and her family chose there for her final days. They interviewed a male family member
> (I forget his relationship), and he was chastising the media for invading their
> privacy with the irresponsible reporting of what happened. They won't sue the center,
> because it was what they wanted, and they want their privacy back.
>
> You'll probably never hear this version of the story again, because it was actual
> honest news and reporting.

Hunting around a little more, it seems like the truth is somewhere in between.

- The place, at least the part where this woman lived, is an assisted living facility. It's not a nursing home and definitely not a hospice, so it's not the kind of place where you would expect most people are DNR.

- The family is saying it was her wish to die of natural causes. Which sounds reasonable, although she should have had a DNR on file if that was what she wanted. If it turns out the old lady had a lot of money, though, I'd be very suspicious of anything the family says.

- There is nothing to indicate that the person who called 911 had any idea of whether the woman wanted lifesaving intervention or not. The policy at this place apparently really is to call for help and do nothing else. Although there is at least one report now that the place is backpedaling and throwing their employee under the bus, claiming she "misinterpreted their policy". It still seems insane and almost criminally irresponsible to me, for a place like that not to train their staff in basic CPR. Anyone can learn it in an afternoon. To stand by and watch someone die because you're afraid of legal liability is just... sad.