Second thoughts

Until recently, this 75 year old widower, who lived alone in an isolated rural environment, was very depressed after his bereavement and having had angina diagnosed. He was terrified of the possibility of cerebral anoxic brain damage that might follow a prolonged cardiac arrest (a particular risk because of his isolated location). In order to prevent this, he had “Do not resuscitate” tattooed on his chest.

Happily, he has now had successful treatment of his angina and found a new partner, and would now like to be resuscitated. It does, however, leave him with a problem of what to do with his tattoo.