No heroic measures to be applied here. I've stated that clearly.
And I wait to wake up to something besides a full bladder and catz wanting food.... Angels singing would be good.
Besides, the VA couldn't be concerned about an old vet when they have others to worry about.
/johnny
Food and water are not heroic measures. Sometimes the body needs a little while to recover. Who knows what unfinished business this man may have had - or what you might have at some point in the future.
I think an “old vet” is definitely worth being concerned about. We don’t have to choose between the old vet and the young vet. Everybody should get the care that is appropriate for them; perhaps more heroic measures are in order for a strong young guy badly wounded in battle than for an older, frailer person who probably wouldn’t even survive the heroic measures. But food and water are appropriate for everyone.
Well, we're all dying anyway. If you feel that food and water would be such a burden to your family, why wait?