LOL! We use inter-office envelopes every day for sending checks, magazines, newspapers, mail - all kinds of stuff. Of course not as much as in days past, like the typewriter. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

I was commenting to my friend who was sitting across from me on a huge plane with maybe 15 passengers on it about how difficult the images on the "safety card" were to interpret. A very nice flight attendant was walking by and he said "you do have to know what to do in an emergency in case I get hurt and can't help you." I said something along the lines of "oh don't worry about helping me... I have a DNR." He then proceeded to tell me that a DNR is not valid in the air or sea. I was pretty shocked I was thinking to myself "hmm? I can't make my own health care decisions but this flight attendant has the right to make one for me?" Of course there isn't a person on the planet that could guess whether or not I had a DNR but if I had, lets say a DNR BRACELET on at the time I would expect that anyone trained to perform CPR would respect my wishes but that is not the case. I have recently learned that even EMTs do not recognize DNRs. To be clear a DNR simply states that if a person stops breathing that he/she wishes not to be resuscitated. Personally I think that is everyone's right to chose whether they do want to be resuscitated or not. Some people beleive in life taking its natural course and some do not. I am certified in CPR and Emergency Care and even though my belief is to let life take its natural course I would have to perform CPR on someone that had a DNR. I have no fear of death, I have a fear of suffering. Many terminally ill passengers fly every day. I have been doing alot of research on this subject because I am just plain curious about how valid a DNR really is if you are not lying dying in a hospital.

Valerie, It is! :) Kim

Now that I'm (almost) over it I was laughing because I have been trying to downsize everything the last year. I wanted to see how far I could go before I was unwilling to give someting up. I figure this is the universe's way of telling me --- eh, you got a way to go yet! My Kindle was stolen too :(

Just so I'm clear... you don't want to know if I hit the lottery? :)

Sounds like you should get your resume in order and see if you can find an attorney that will appreciate you. They are out there - even in this economy parelegals are still in demand.

Wow! Brilliant idea! I am sure your attorneys will love the gift and especially the thought!