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The 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.
- The direction within the Living Will provide guidance regarding life sustaining procedures - whether or not someone wants to be kept alive on machines, or whether or not you want a feeding tube, if there is no hope of recovery.
- A physician, or more than one physician determines that the condition is irreversible and terminal.
- 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.
- Directions state-by-state are provided regarding specific regulations for executing the document.
- Easy step-by-step process to complete the document. Each place where you need to fill in has been numbered and directions provided.
- Easy to understand.
- 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 cancelled.
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