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What is a Living Will?
A Living Will is also referred to as Advanced Medical Directives.
This is a written document where you provide direction to your Agent for Health Care (done through the Health Care
Proxy) of how you want to be cared for if your medical condition becomes terminal with no hope of recovery.
The document takes a tremendous amount of stress off of your
loved ones because you've given them guidance on how to care for you.
A Living Will pertains to conditions that are terminal and irreversible. A terminal condition is irreversible.
A physician, or more than one physician determines that the condition is irreversible and terminal.
The directions within the Living Will provide guidance regarding life sustaining procedures - whether or not you
want to be kept alive on machines, or whether or not you want a feeding tube, if there is no hope of recovery.
What will you need to do?
- You will need to sign and date the document.
- Typically you will also need two witnesses. Some states also require
that the document be notarized. Although not mandatory, witness signatures and notary are strongly suggested.
- The witnesses and the notary will need to see you sign the document
and will sign as well.
What does the Living Will Guide include?
- East to understand step by step directions to complete the document.
Each place where you need to fill in has been numbered and directions provided.
- State by state directions regarding specific regulations for executing
the document.
If you decide that you no longer want the living will, you simply revoke or cancel it, in writing and let everyone
know that it has been canceled.
Make sure your
wishes are known!
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