I have written about living wills (aka Medical Directives) for a long time. (Here’s but one .) And, I warned many of you who had the (same, incorrect) impression that I did how many states and localities are making the decision that we are dead- and then extract organs for donation.
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The end is nigh?
In business- if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. But, when you are dealing with your personal life, if you fail to plan, other people get to make your decisions.
When I get older, losing my hair…
When we reach a certain age, we wonder to whom and how we will give our possessions. But, the “Last Will and Testament” should not be our first focus. We really need a complete plan.
The third leg
In business- if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. In these cases, if you fail to plan, other people get to make your decisions. If you are alive and ill, then it’s terrible. If you are not, then your heirs may recall things with more than a bitter taste in their mouths. Consider them, prepare your choices, and act.
It’s not “until death do us part…”
It’s summer time here. Where we drive more, go to the beach, vacation, and do things we don’t normally do. Which means we put ourselves at risk. And, I’ve asked you to prepare a living will. These documents were first created in the 60’s, but the Quinlan case (the one where the woman lasted in a vegetative state [almost] forever) drove the case home for a lot of folks.