Capt Hank
04-06-2005, 21:06
**Advance Care Planning
To ensure your desires are known all adults should execute a
living will (also known
as an advance directive or a health care directive). Recent
events have shown the
need for adults of all ages to discuss their wishes about
end-of-life care with
their families, and then put those wishes down in writing. If
you are interested
in creating a state-specific living will, visit the web site of
the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:
http://moaaonline.org/ct/g11AiIM1CX_5/Caring.
Click on the first selection, End of Life Care: Advanced Care
Planning. This action
will bring up a State-specific downloadable Advance Directive
form, customized for
your state of residence.
Although it may be painful to discuss these issues, we owe it to
ourselves and our
loved ones to set aside time to have this discussion, and make
our wishes known.
As a recent court case demonstrated, we all need to do this.
Show that you care
by executing your living will today!
To ensure your desires are known all adults should execute a
living will (also known
as an advance directive or a health care directive). Recent
events have shown the
need for adults of all ages to discuss their wishes about
end-of-life care with
their families, and then put those wishes down in writing. If
you are interested
in creating a state-specific living will, visit the web site of
the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:
http://moaaonline.org/ct/g11AiIM1CX_5/Caring.
Click on the first selection, End of Life Care: Advanced Care
Planning. This action
will bring up a State-specific downloadable Advance Directive
form, customized for
your state of residence.
Although it may be painful to discuss these issues, we owe it to
ourselves and our
loved ones to set aside time to have this discussion, and make
our wishes known.
As a recent court case demonstrated, we all need to do this.
Show that you care
by executing your living will today!