Jill and Phil say: 'Do Not Resuscitate'

Jill Brooks has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and has to be supported using oxygen 24 hours a day.

As a result of her condition Jill will die soon and she has very specific wishes around how she wants to pass on.

Having discussed this with her husband Phil they have prepared a Do Not Resuscitate document with the help of private provider Healthcare at Home.

This is a legal document, which is signed by the GP as well as Jill and her husband Phil and clearly states that doctors are not to try to resuscitate even if her life depends on it.

Phil describes it as giving peace of mind to him when the time comes, but it was an emotional time when putting it together.

"It was difficult to talk about at first," says Phil, "but it's necessary."

Karen Beckett from Healthcare at Home supported them when they were putting the document together.

"Most people have an idea over how they would like to die but no one has asked the question," she says. "If we don't ask them then we are failing them."

Knowing that the document is there helps reassures Jill.

She says: "It gives me peace of mind knowing that my wishes will be respected."

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