I have all the preparations ready for SN, except I need to stop by the store tomorrow to get the OTC antacids. I've thought about a hotel but I've read that some SN attempts have failed because other people in the hotel heard vomiting/noise and called it in.
I'm just fighting against survival instinct causing me to miss my chance now, which sounds silly when you think about it
i completely understand that! i really wish i could do it organically, there's times where my SI is basically gone because i'm in such despair, but of course with my parents in the other room i can't do anything about it. having a set date theoretically sounds nice but i'm not sure i'll be able to go through with it in the moment.
From what I understand, a living will would not apply, nor would an advance directive. A living will is going to apply to extreme measures such as life support, while an advance directive applies to specific medical conditions and interventions and must be signed by a doctor. Neither would stop life-saving attempts for suicide or even an accident. If someone had cancer but was in an accident, not saving their life would only apply to cancer being the cause for a need for treatment.
i'm located in the US and i've been doing some research on it but it gets confusing. i know a DNR would basically be useless but i thought an advance directive would be different. and i don't think an advance directive is for specific medical conditions? but i don't know anymore lol :( . but yeah i'm sure it'll be ignored either way haha
this is what my brief internet search came up with!
"Advance directives are oral and written instructions about future medical care should your parent become unable to make decisions (for example, unconscious or too ill to communicate). Each State regulates the use of advance directives differently. A
living will is one type of advance directive. It takes effect when the patient is terminally ill."
