Picture yourself or those you care for, in an end-of-life situation. What sort of care would you or they want? Each of us will die. “Nothing is certain except death and taxes” is a quote by Benjamin Franklin.
What if you never addressed your death and when it occurs you are unable to speak for yourself? What is important to you and what do you not want to happen?
Of course, we all wish to go to bed one day and die peacefully in our sleep. There are no exact statistics but the most optimistic guess is about 10% are that lucky.
Since your death is guaranteed, you can take steps now to plan to give yourself peace of mind.
Resources are available to help you put in place what you want for your quality of life, and types of life sustaining or life ending treatments that reflect your personal beliefs and values.
How to get started? At a minimum …
- Everyone needs to complete a “Living Will,” a document for end of life
- Sign a Health Power of Attorney to nominate individuals you want to make medical decisions when you are unable to care for or speak for yourself.
- Sign a Last Will and Testament that states who will handle your estate after your death and who will receive your assets.
- Sign a Financial Power of Attorney giving those you trust the power to take care of your finances while you are alive, but unable to help yourself.
- Download a free workbook from the internet, “My End-of-Life Decisions and Advanced Planning Gude and Toolkit” provided by Compassion and Choices. This resource offers guidance, checklists and forms that help focus and create a formal statement of your personal wishes.
Act now! Since your death is guaranteed, you can take steps now to plan to give you peace of mind.
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