Any funeral desires expressed are not legally enforceable, as it is ultimately up to your personal representatives to decide how your corpse is disposed of and your funeral is carried out. However, if a person's desires have been made known, they are usually followed. In some states, you can create a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR) that specifies what medical procedures should not be done if you ever go into cardiac arrest. If you have a DNR in place, your wishes will be followed. Otherwise, the hospital might try to keep you alive even though you don't want this happen. Your family should know your wishes so they can carry them out if necessary.