Getting folks to talk about the end of their life is not easy, unless you ask them to talk about their ideal way of passing on. Instead of spending time talking about the ideal passage, it’s time to start talking about putting together an advance directive. It’s not easy to talk about, but guess what? No one ever said it was supposed to be.
An advance directive lets you spell out the way you’d like your treatment to go when you can’t speak for yourself should become incapacitated. Think of this in terms of a major accident or a stroke, for example. All of a sudden, a major medical emergency may have just undermined your physical health and in doing so, may have curtailed the quality of your life. You are likely looking at no recovery.
What do you want to happen next?
This is not an easy conversation to have with your family, friends, and loved ones. As mentioned before, it’s not meant to be easy, but it’s important that it happens. But before you start completing your own advance directive, you should answer a few questions:
Who do you want as your agent?
How do you want the end of your life to play out?
Finally, you want to ask the biggest question of all ⏤ how do I get this advance directive ball rolling ASAP? That’s easy. Start talking to your family and having frank conversations. Also, start talking about hiring an estate attorney & finding out what steps you need to take to make your wishes official. Always remember that life planning is about providing peace of mind to those you love the most at a time when they’re going to feel the worst. Be sure to start these important conversations now.
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