Living Will Best Way Out
A Living Will is generally the last document a person uses in their life. A Living Will may or may not contain or be used in connection with a “DNR” or Medical Directive. When the Living Will is invoked, someone is checking out for good. That is typically not a laughing matter. Recently, a client sent this to me. I do not know its origin. Perhaps a Living Will like this would be the best way out, and make life’s transitions a letter lighter. All silliness aside, don’t be caught d
ead without a Living Will. It is an essential part of the basic legal emergency documents. You can decide what is going to happen in your final moments, or strangers will make the decision for you. Your choice.
LIVING WILL FORM…I, ____________, being of sound mind and body, do not wish to be kept alive indefinitely by artificial means. Under no circumstances should my fate be put in the hands of pinhead partisan politicians who couldn’t pass ninth-grade biology if their lives depended on it, or lawyers/doctors/hospitals interested in simply running up the bills.If a reasonable amount of time passes, and I fail to ask for at least one of the following:______Vodka Rocks ______a Margarita ____ a Scotch ______ Glass of wine_______a Bloody Mary ______a Gin and Tonic _______a Tee Time ______a Steak _____ Beer ______Lobster or crab legs ______the remote control ______a bowl of ice cream ______the sports page______Sex ______or Chocolate, it should be presumed that I won’t ever get any better.When such a determination is reached, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug, reel in the tubes, and call it a day. At this point, it is time to call the New Orleans Jazz Funeral Band to come do their thing at my funeral, and ask all of my friends to raise their glasses to toast the good times we have had.Signature:____________________ ______ Date: _______NOTE: I also hear that in Ireland they have a Nursing Home with a Pub.The patients are happier, and they have a lot more visitors. Some of them don’t even need embalming when their time comes…Living Will Best Way Out