Mary Wohlford has informed family members of her wishes should she become incapacitated. She has also signed a living will that hangs on her refrigerator.
But the retired nurse and great-grandmother believes she has removed all potential for confusion: She had the words "DO NOT RESUSCITATE" tattooed on her chest.
"People might think I'm crazy, but that's OK," said Wohlford, 80. "Sometimes the nuttiest ideas are the most advanced."
Wohlford said she is healthy; in fact, she cares part time for two other women. She said her decision to enter a Galena, Ill., tattoo parlor in February was the culmination of what she witnessed during her almost 30 years in nursing and during the Terri Schiavo controversy last year. …Wohlford said she does not want something like that to happen to her.
The tattoo isn’t legally binding, but there’s something I find really cool about making a statement like that, especially since Wohlford’s family was divided over the Schiavo mess, making her worry the same thing will happen. It’ll be a lot harder for family members inclined to dismiss her wishes to make such a decision with that tattoo staring them in the faces. My body. My choice. DNR, bitchez! I love it.
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