WHY DO YOU NEED A LIVING WILL?

Living Wills outline chosen life-saving or life-ending medical procedure.

A living will explains your end-of-life treatment wishes for medical workers.

Every adult should have an Advance Directive as to help explain the type of health care you wish to receive

in case of emergency or simply planning ahead for future care.

Living wills are also called Advanced Care Directive forms and are what you use to define your personal health care wishes in the event of an emergency.

They are also called  personal directive, advance directive, medical directive or advance decision, dying with dignity advance care directive or other similar names.

In it you specify your preferences in relation to medical treatment,  resuscitation and comfort care.

You need to designate a personal agent to enforce your choices.