Im bothered about the way old people are treated in hospital my dad died last year and i was with him No its not the nurses i was worried by about 5 minutes after i walked in the consultant walked in asked if i was a relative and very quickly said if he was still alive in the morning they were going to ask permission to turn things off No i didnt have to make that decission My problem was im sure my dad was able to understand everything that was going on yes he had chosen to sit thier staring ahead not speaking he was scared I dont want to witness my daughter bieng asked thatthat when im old My dad did speak an hour or two later to say he was scared Previosly he had been in hospitals and been scared because they put no resucitation even though he had said he didnt want to die abd he saw the sign As it happenrd my dad died a few hours after my conversation with the consultant but im also concerned he died thirsty when i asked if i could give him a drink i was told no fluids how to they determine when a person is no longer allowed a drink Im not looking to chat a lot about this just wanted to get things in the open really i dont want to die in the same way