We all know what we want -or do we? Patients cannot 'choose' to not be ill or avoid dying of their disease, but deserve be involved in decisions about their care. UK Mental Capacity legislation heralded a long-overdue change, encapsulated in the NHS slogan 'no decision about me without me'; everyone must to do everything to maximise patients' decision-making ability. Impediment of brain function cannot be assumed to render decisions invalid; if decision-making capacity for a particular decision

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... is lacking, then previously expressed wishes must be considered when making a decision in a person's best-interest. Personhood is a function of being alive; after death one is a corpse. So, best interest to relieve suffering may necessitate risktaking, but does not include deliberately killing the person.