A means of providing food and water when a person is unable to eat or drink due to illness. A treatment done by certified people to patients when breathing and heart beat stop. A written order by a physician to alert health personnel to refrain from CPR if a patient's heart stops beating. The use of any medical treatment, devices, or procedures to prolong life and delay death. The end of an irreversibly fatal illness, disease, or condition.
Life expectancy is usually one year or less.
It's a good idea to discuss your wishes about medical treatment with your family, friends, doctor, clergy, and lawyer.