End-of-life questions pose a different dilemma for the family. Many times, families are faced with discus-sions regarding whether to stop treatment and allow the patient to die a natural death. Family members or patients may not understand that there are limits to how
long and how well medical technology can sustain life. For example, most people do not realize how unlikely a person is to survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). More importantly, family members may not be certain of what the patient would have wanted should she/he have been able to make the decision.