What are the advantages of making a Living Will?
This document allows you to state the type and extent of medical treatments and care you would or would not want to receive, in the future, should you be unable to express your wishes at that time. Possible situations could be if you developed a severe dementia (when there is no likelihood of any significant improvement) or if you suffered a very extensive stroke (with every expectation of major permanent disabilities). Completing a Living Will form can give you reassurances about your future medical care. It will allow you much more control over your future treatment. When healthcare professionals are faced with difficult decisions about what treatment or care to give you, if they are unable to communicate with you, this document will provide the best possible guide, and will help to ensure that your wishes are respected. When you are thinking of completing a Living Will form, this process can also stimulate conversations on this subject of your future medical care with your family an
