![]() My mum recently went to her GP and had a discussion about what she wanted to do if she contracted COVID-19. And for Christmas, I asked if she might like the words tattooed on her knuckles. In fact, I offered to get DNR embroidered on a pillow for her. ![]() Mark Thomas: Genuinely, I have no problem with this. Mum: He doesn’t even like that I’ve got a DNR. Mark Thomas: What I’m horrified at is the thought of the boom and the mess. Bye bye.” And Mark is horrified at that idea. Mum: Now this is when I think you should have a little button to say: “Enough’s enough. My mum is very matter-of-fact about her departure from this world, perhaps because she was a nurse. Now, bearing in mind how curmudgeonly she can be, it’s no surprise that I have not forgotten where they are. When my mum moved into this flat, one of the first things she did was show me where her “do not resuscitate” instructions were kept. This is where I call the health and care workers that I chat to nearly every day, and so it’s quite apt that I should record the podcast from here too. It has all the facilities of a monk’s cell and all the charm of a panic room, but this is where the action takes place. You join me again in the spare room of my 85-year-old mother’s flat in south London. I’m Mark Thomas, and this is the podcast that talks to health and care workers throughout the coronavirus about their lives and work. Mark Thomas: Hello and welcome to ‘Mark Thomas’s lockdown check-up’. Speaker 2: How have you been? You all right?
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