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Here are the main reasons everyone should document their wishes today:

· You may be unable to express yourself when the time comes·

· Your family members may not be able to agree on what to do.

· When Doctors become the decision maker the likelihood of your

wishes being followed diminish.

· You can help your family with the really tough decision of whether
or not to continue life support

· Living wills often include legal protection for doctors and hospitals.
Without the risk of litigation, everyone can focus on your care and your wishes.

· Each State may have varying rules on what living wills should or can cover. They all allow you to decline aggressive life support if you are unlikely to survive (without affecting your right to get pain medication or other “comfort care”).

Refusing medical treatment is not considered suicide. It’s not illegal or immoral to help your family follow your wishes without risk to their legal position.

Strong Reasons to prepare a Last Will & Testament today:

· Provide for the people you love the most.

· Give your remaining family peace of mind during their grieving process.

· Keep possessions and heirlooms with the people you love.

· Protect your children the best way you can.

· Provide future care for your beloved pets.

WHAT IS A MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY?

A Medical Power of Attorney (also known as a Durable Power of
Attorney for Health Care) is critical because it allows a trusted
agent to make health care decisions on your behalf. Few hospitals
wish to take on the responsibility of determining health care decisions
for you (especially with their litigation fears).

A Medical Power of Attorney helps doctors determine when
life-supporting measures should be discontinued. If your wish is to
not use life-sustaining measures, you can convey this to the person
you've named and they will be empowered to fulfill your wishes on
your behalf. A Medical Power of Attorney only carries the
responsibility for health care decisions and cannot be used for
financial or other decisions on your behalf (unless of course, you
grant both Powers of Attorney to the same individual). Strong
reasons to appoint a Medical Power of Attorney:

Protect your rights with medical professionals.

Ensure you receive treatment consistent with your wishes.

Save your family time, money and more grief and stress.

NO LAST WILL & TESTAMENT COULD MEAN:

· More Grief & Heartache: there’s a big risk you’ll leave your loved
ones in misery – bereaved and forced to sort out the mess you leave behind. Months of strangers, worry, costs, lawyers, uncertainty, paperwork, technicalities and maybe tax bills too – all inflicted on them because you didn't take the time to be prepared.

· No Control: No Last Will & Testament means only blood relatives inherit, even if you don’t want them to. Your possessions will be distributed according to state rules – ignoring what your loved ones need or want, and ignoring what you truly wanted to do.

· No Decisions: when you die, the courts decide what happens. No special rules for your loved ones, your possessions, your property or your money. All that’s yours will be controlled by some judge you or your family have never met.

· No Control of Children: if you die leaving a child under 18, your
child could end up in the care of a stranger. Anything your child
inherits from you will be placed in the control of someone you may not know. And, the day your child turns 18, the care stops and your child inherits. By having no Last Will & Testament, you give up all
control or influence over how your gift is used – for your child
or by your child.

· Until your children are 18 years old and there Is no other parent – a
judge takes over the control of your child. Courts decide where
your child lives and goes to school and how much money your child
needs – but only to age 18. Then, your child automatically inherits what’s left of his or her net share after deducting costs for the court, the Administrator and, of course, the lawyers.

· Loss of all Privacy: means a court-appointed administrator going through private papers and taking control of ALL your possessions

· Costs, Costs & More Costs: Administrator Fees, Attorney Fees, Court Fees, etc. All which now your family is responsible for.

No Living Will Could Mean:

· Uncertainty: Advances in medical science make it possible to keep a person “technically alive” for long periods without a Living Will, your family will have to wait and watch as your medical care team make all the decisions.

· No Control: your wishes will never be known. You may be kept alive or starved to death and your wishes will count for nothing.

More Pain and grief for your family and friends.