Wednesday, 5. March 2003
Topic: - on March 5, 2003 at 1:15:27 PM CET
Pensioner's 'Do Not Resuscitate' tattoo
Retired nurse Frances Polack has taken an extraordinary measure to ensure doctors do not try to prolong her life against her wishes.
Ms Polack, 85, from Lyndhurst in Hampshire, is so concerned about unwanted medical care that she has invested in a £25 tattoo across the front of her chest.
It reads "Do Not Resuscitate" in capital letters and is set around a red heart with a line through it.
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