DNR

Something similar happened to a friend who was very poorly. I think she and her dh got the wrong end of the stick, though, as she is adamant she was offered euthanasia. She said the doctor told her she could just say when she was ready and they would give her an injection and she'd be gone very quickly.

There was obviously some poor communication there.

My elderly aunt was chugging along quite happily in hospital when a crass young doctor asked, right out of the blue, how she felt about DNR.
He then explained very bluntly what he was talking about. She became very distressed as she had been discussing with us whether we'd be able to have a new carpet installed before she returned home!
Couldn't he have broken it to her gently that things weren't going as well as she thought?

When DH was in hospital last year an old man was brought in with a serious chest infection. With no warning a doctor walked in and said "Has anyone spoken to you about do not resuscitate?" The look on the poor man's face showed that it had never crossed his mind. Later on a very nice doctor sat on his bed and talked for a long time about the way his condition was deteriorating and whether he should be getting his family more involved in his care. Totally different approach,

I cannot think of a worse time. How insensitive and crass. I do hope you put in a complaint as soon as you felt well enough.