On a more serious note ... I received
news this past week that my older brother (by
one year) was stricken suddenly with a virus
that has paralyzed him.
This
incident has caused me to think a lot lately
about my family and my loved ones. What
kind of estate planning do they have in
place? Do they have Wills, Living Wills,
or any kind of directives in place? Heck,
it was just this year that I prepared my own
Will and Living Will.
Thinking
about one's demise is always an unpleasant
thought, but a necessary one. If you have
not done anything to set up your estate plan, I
encourage you not to delay.
One important
document to have on your estate planning
checklist is a Living Will. I would like
to get you started by sending you the
Five Wishes
document.
Five Wishes
meets all of the legal requirements in 40 of the
states, including the District of
Columbia. Click
here for the list of
states.
Five Wishes
lets your family and doctors know:
- Which person you want to make health care
decisions for you when you can't make then.
- The kind of medical treatment you want or
don't want.
- How comfortable you want to be.
- How you want people to treat you.
- What you want your loved ones to
know.
Please
email me to request your
COMPLIMENTARY copy. To find out more about
Five
Wishes or to order additional copies to
forward to your loved ones, contact:
www.AgingWithDignity.org.
